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2006
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-006-0239-5
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Cauda equina syndrome presentation of sacral insufficiency fractures

Abstract: Sacral insufficiency fractures should be excluded in elderly or osteoporotic patients presenting with cauda equina syndrome who have no evidence of compression in the thoraco-lumbar MR studies.

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“…2 However, a case of cauda equina syndrome related to SIFs has been reported. 21 SIFs can occasionally be confused with metastatic disease, both clinically and on imaging studies, 22 resulting in unnecessary work-up and biopsy. [9][10] This is frequently a confounding factor in elderly patient populations, many of whom have a known primary malignancy or are being evaluated for an occult tumor.…”
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“…2 However, a case of cauda equina syndrome related to SIFs has been reported. 21 SIFs can occasionally be confused with metastatic disease, both clinically and on imaging studies, 22 resulting in unnecessary work-up and biopsy. [9][10] This is frequently a confounding factor in elderly patient populations, many of whom have a known primary malignancy or are being evaluated for an occult tumor.…”
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“…It is estimated that neurologic symptoms occur in 5%-6% of patients with SIFs; the probability of neurologic injury is associated with the different anatomic zones that can feature SIFs, as classified according to the Denis Classification, with Zone III having the highest probability of neurologic injury [6-7]. The cauda equina syndrome secondary to a SIF has also been described in the literature [8]. …”
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“…In der Typ-2-Frakturzone findet sich ein erhöhtes Risiko für sacrale Radikulopathien. In der Typ-3-Frakturzone ist das konsekutive Cauda-Epuina-Syndrom nicht selten [20]. Für die Planung der entsprechenden Zugangswege bei der Sakroplastie (▶Abb.…”
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