title: Sacral stress fracture in a female field hockey player.
abstract: We report a collegiate field hockey player who sustained a sacral fatigue-type stress fracture that manifested as persistent low back and leg pain. The diagnosis of sacral stress fracture was suggested by history and physical examination and confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging. Our patient experienced complete resolution of symptoms after a 3-mo interval of activity restriction. This article describes the first reported case of a sacral stress fracture in a field hockey player.
authors.affiliation: Penn Spine Research Group, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, USA.
authors.forename: Curtis W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Slipman
authors.forename: Russell V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Gilchrist
authors.forename: Zacharia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Isaac
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Lenrow
authors.forename: Larry H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Chou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006688:Hockey / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D012447:Sacrum / Q000293:injuries*