title: [Fractures caused by bony insufficiency of the sacrum. Clinical, radiographic, scintigraphic and x-ray computed tomographic symptomatology].
abstract: Fracture of sacrum due to bone deficiency is not a rare lesion and must be considered as a possible differential diagnosis of unexplained pelvic region pain. The various clinical semeiology elements are discussed in relation of 20 cases, together with circumstances of onset, enabling definition of a population at risk: elderly women with a bone metabolic disorder and/or a congenital or acquired architectural anomaly. Radiographic, scintigraphic and CT scan images are sufficiently characteristic for these non-invasive exploratory procedures to provide an exact diagnosis and the possibility of early treatment.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012306:Risk; D012447:Sacrum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Les fractures par insuffisance osseuse du sacrum. Sémiologie clinique, radiographique, scintigraphique et scanographique.