Primary sacral tumors are rare, accounting for approximately 5–7% of all spinal tumors [1]. Metastases are the most common malignant tumors of the sacrum and can be derived from lung, breast, kidney, prostate, head and neck, gastrointestinal, or skin (melanoma) cancers [2, 3, 62]. Primary benign and malignant tumors of the sacrum may arise from bone or neural elements or the bone marrow in case...

Background: Fetus-In-Fetu (FIF) is a rare congenital malformation, which consists of a fetus mixed with a distinct tissue that is from the other fetus of twin. FIF is defined as a mass containing a vertebral axis often associated with other organs or limbs around this central axis.Case report: The patient was a two day old girl infant who due to a mass in a sacrum area measuring 8.5 x 12.5 cm w...

Sacral fracture commonly results from high-energy trauma. Most insufficiency fractures of the sacrum are seen in women after the age of 70. Fractures of the sacrum are rare and generally combined with a concomitant pelvic fracture. Transverse sacral fractures are even less frequent which constitute only 3-5% of all sacral fractures. This type of fractures provide a diagnostic challenge. We repo...

The sacrum was considered to be a sacred bone. In fact the very name sacrum comes directly from the word os sacrum, a Latin word which means sacred bone. The sacrum was related to reproduction, fertility, and reincarnation in meso America. In olden days it was considered as a door way for the translocation of spirits from one world to other. Backache especially that belongs to the lower back is...

Aim of study: The objective of study is on sacrum for sacral hiatus due to its importance in epidural anesthesia. Place of study: This study was done in the department of anatomy at Velammal medical college hospital and research institute, Madurai, India. Period of study: This study was done during the month of February 2015. Materials and methods: 30 dry unknown human sacra from department of ...

Presacral ganglioneuromas are extremely rare benign tumors and fewer than 20 cases have been reported in the literature. Ganglioneuromas are difficult to be differentiated preoperatively from tumors such as schwannomas, meningiomas, and neurofibromas with imaging modalities. The retroperitoneal approach for resection of presacral ganglioneuroma was performed for gross total resection of the tum...

CONTEXT Somatic dysfunction is diagnosed by the presence of any of 4 TART criteria: tissue texture abnormality, asymmetry, restriction of motion, or tenderness. OBJECTIVE To measure the prevalence of somatic dysfunction in patients with chronic low back pain (LBP) and to study the associations of somatic dysfunction with LBP severity, back-specific functioning, and general health. DESIGN Cr...