Abstract:Sacral insufficiency fractures are pathologic fractures that occur in patients with abnormal bone quality. These injuries occur after low-energy trauma or repetitive physiologic loads. Historically, treatment of sacral insufficiency fractures was nonoperative with modified weightbearing and analgesia. Increased awareness to the potential morbidity and mortality associated with these injuries has led to multiple proposed interventions. Percutanous sacroplasty and screw fixation are the two most frequently perfo… Show more
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