[Fracture of the sacrum caused by bone insufficiency in the elderly: apropos of 14 cases].
We report a series of 14 elderly patients with sacral insufficiency fractures of the sacrum. All patients presented with pain in low back, pelvis or lower limb which was often misleading. Bone scintigraphy was diagnostic in all the patients. Outcome was favourable in all the cases.
Grasland
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Service de médecine interne V, hôpital Louis Mourier, Colombes.
Pouchot
J
J
Mathieu
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A
Damade
R
R
Tharaud
F
F
Kayem
G
G
Vinceneux
P
P
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications*; D012447:Sacrum / Q000293:injuries*; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000209:etiology*
Fracture du sacrum par insuffisance osseuse chez le sujet âgé: à propos de 14 observations.