L5 radiculopathy due to sacral stress fracture.
We report the case of a 70-year-old man who presented with a history of left buttock pain with radiation into the left leg in an L5 distribution. MRI of the lumbar spine revealed a left sacral stress fracture with periosteal reaction involving the left L5 nerve root anterior to the sacral ala. With spontaneous healing of the fracture, the patient's symptoms resolved completely.
Aylwin
Anthony
A
Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 4LP, UK.
Saifuddin
Asif
A
Tucker
Stuart
S
D000368:Aged; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000209:etiology*; D012447:Sacrum / Q000293:injuries*; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000150:complications*