title: Fatigue fracture of the sacrum in an adolescent.
abstract: There are relatively few reports of sacral stress fractures in children. In adolescents, sacral stress fractures have been reported in patients involved in vigorous athletic activity. Recognition of these fractures is important to avoid unnecessary biopsy if the findings are confused with tumor or infection. We report a sacral fatigue fracture in a 15-year-old without a history of athletic participation or trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Allegheny General Hospital, 320 E. North Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15212-4772, USA.
authors.forename: Scott P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.forename: Richard H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Daffner
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Sciulli
authors.forename: Stephanie L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Schneck-Jacob
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012447:Sacrum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed