Address for Correspondence: Dr. Arpan Dubey, Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Bundelkhand Medical College, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India. E-Mail: [email protected] Aim: The objective of present study is to determine the significance of sacral index in sex determination and to compare the findings with different races. Material and Methods: 60 adult sacra (30 male &30 female) wer...

PURPOSE To study the course of L4 to S3 nerve roots and their distance with the ala of the sacrum and the sacroiliac joint. METHODS The embalmed left half pelvis of 25 male and 27 female cadavers aged 30 to 91 (mean, 68) years were studied. The ventral rami of the L4, L5, S1, S2, and S3 nerve roots were dissected along their courses from the corresponding intervertebral foramina to the lesser...

Hereby we report a case of well-differentiated intraosseous osteosarcoma in the sacrum. A 32-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with a low echo-level mass in the pelvis searched by ultrasound in a routine physical examination. Radiographically, the mass was misdiagnosed as a benign bony tumor originating from the sacrum. The tumor was completely resected and pathological diagnosis was ...

Sacrum is made up of fusion 5 sacral vertebrae, which gives strength to the human body and transmits weight pelvic girdle three bones ilium, ischium pubis. Lumbosacral transitional vertebrae are congenital anamolies seen in some individuals such sacralization lumber low back pain throughout there life.

Methods We evaluated 27 consecutive patients (26 females and 1 male) who visited our Institute for spine diseases (scoliosis or hyperkyphosis). With the patient in a standing position, we performed a set of tests with a 3-dimensional rastereography (DIERS Formetric 4D) with different SL (5mm, 10mm and 15mm) placed alternatively under each foot. We assessed the variations of two important elemen...

Macroscopic gelatinous colonies of freshwater cyanobacterium Aphanothece sacrum, a luxury ingredient for Japanese cuisine, were found to contain a new oxylipin-derived macrolide, sacrolide A (1), as an antimicrobial component. The configuration of two chiral centers in 1 was determined by a combination of chiral anisotropy analysis and conformational analysis of different ring-opened derivative...

Giant-cell tumours of the sacrum are difficult to treat. Surgery carries a high risk of morbidity, local recurrence and mortality. Radiation is effective in some patients, but has a risk of malignant change. We evaluated the effectiveness of serial arterial embolisation as an alternative to surgery. Five patients with giant-cell tumours of the sacrum which had been primarily treated by serial e...

Tuberculosis is a major health problem in developing nations. Spine is the most commonly affected site for skeletal tuberculosis but involvement of sacrum is rare. Isolated involvement of sacrum has been reported in literature but none of the reports has mentioned its clinical presentation as monoparesis. Our case presented with symptoms of sensory and motor deficit in right lower limb. The mag...

A large percentage of persons with traumatic brain injury incur some type of vestibular dysfunction requiring vestibular physical therapy. These injuries may affect the natural ability to stabilize the head while walking. A simple method of utilizing motion capture equipment to measure head movement while walking was used to assess improvements in head stabilization of persons undergoing comput...

The horizontal sacrum has never been described as an indicator of a tethered spinal cord following myelomeningocele closure. We retrospectively analyzed 30 children with a myelomeningocele for this progressive change and its correlation with symptoms. At least two lateral radiographs over time were examined and the lumbosacral angle (LSA) was measured. We found that the majority of these childr...