title: Sacral stress fracture: an unusual cause of low back pain in an amateur tennis player.
abstract: Stress fractures are common in athletes, and their incidence in sport is estimated at 2-4%. A case is reported of a stress fracture of the sacrum in an amateur tennis player. The patient was treated with rest and physiotherapy, focusing on stretching programmes and analgesic treatments, followed by an educational programme of tennis training and muscle strengthening. This appears to be the first report of this pathology in a tennis player.
authors.affiliation: Center for Sports Medicine, Rua Carmelo Damato 40, Sao Paulo 04084-100, Brazil. rgtsilva@uol.com.br
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Bortoli
authors.forename: C F S
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Laurino
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Abdalla
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D012447:Sacrum / Q000293:injuries*; D013715:Tennis / Q000293:injuries*; D016896:Treatment Outcome