An Atraumatic Sacral Fracture with Lumbosacral Radiculopathy Complicating the Early Postpartum Period: A Case Report
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Postpartum sacral stress fracture: a case report
BACKGROUND Stress fractures are classified as insufficiency and fatigue fractures. Insufficiency fractures occur when normal stresses are placed on bone with decreased mineralization and elastic resistance; whereas fatigue fractures occur when abnormal forces are applied to normal bone. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of postpartum bilateral sacral fracture in the absence of documented ost...
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The authors report on an important differential diagnosis of back pain in a pregnant woman caused by an atraumatic insufficiency sacral fracture. This diagnosis is a rare entity in pregnant patients and may often be overlooked due to nescience by the treating physicians. The authors discuss the diagnostic and treatment options in undisplaced sacral fractures and their successful natural treatme...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Case Reports
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1941-5923
DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.915764