Transverse sacral fracture with transient neurologic complication.
A young woman fell onto her low back and sustained a transverse sacral fracture associated with urinary complaints consistent with detrusor areflexia. She was treated with intermittent bladder catheterization and was able to void normally within six days.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D012447:Sacrum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000209:etiology