RT Book, Section
A1 Cordner, Harold
A1 Frey, Michael E.
A2 Diwan, Sudhir
A2 Staats, Peter S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1107197326
T1 Percutaneous Sacroplasty
T2 Atlas of Pain Medicine Procedures
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071738767
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1107197326
RD 2024/04/25
AB Sacral  insufficiency  fractures  are  a  common,  but  often  underdiagnosed  source  of  low  back  pain  in  the  elderly  osteoporotic  patient.  Fractures  of  the  pelvis  are  a  consequence  of  undue  stress  onto  a  weakened  bone.  Osteoporosis  is  the  most  common  cause  of  fractures  of  the  pelvis.  Major  or  minor  trauma  is  another  cause;  however,  spontaneous  sacral  insufficiency  fractures  are  also  common.  The  incidence  of  sacral  insufficiency  fractures  comprises  of  approximately  1%  to  2%  of  pathologic  fractures  involving  the  spine  and  pelvis.  However,  these  fractures  are  often  misdiagnosed  and  unrecognized.  Risks  of  sacral  insufficiency  fractures  are  very  similar  to  that  of  vertebral  compression  fractures.