title: [Fractures due to sacral insufficiency].
abstract: Seven instances of insufficiency fractures of the sacrum due to metabolic bone disease or secondary to pelvis radiation therapy were retrospectively reviewed. The contribution of the different investigation procedures was compared. Identification of stress fractures during clinical investigation or in the assessment of metabolic disease should enable early and adequate response and possibly prevent unnecessary biopsies.
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiologie, Hôpital de Jolimont, Haine St-Paul, Belgique.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tordeur
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Vermer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000150:complications; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012447:Sacrum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy
vernacular_title: Fractures par insuffisance du sacrum.