title: Displaced transverse sacral fractures. A case report, review of the literature, and the CT scan as an aid in management.
abstract: Displaced transverse sacral fractures are rare injuries and may be associated with sacral nerve-root damage. Studies of a 21-year-old man with a transverse sacral fracture and bowel and bladder dysfunction demonstrated the value of the CT scan as an aid in diagnosis and management.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012447:Sacrum / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D001750:Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / Q000209:etiology; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000209:etiology