title: Treatment of a Bilateral Sacral Insufficiency Fracture with CT-Guided Balloon Sacroplasty.
abstract: Fractures of the os sacrum can be the cause of severe pain and immobility. A common cause of insufficiency fractures is osteoporosis. In elderly and multimorbid patients, the complications of conservative therapy can sometimes be severe. In the meantime, good outcomes with regard to pain reduction and improved mobility are achieved with CT-assisted balloon sacroplasty. We report on the successful simultaneous treatment of a bilateral osteoporosis-related insufficiency fracture of the sacrum.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology/Neuroradiology, West kustenklinikum Heide, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Universities of Kiel, Lubeck and Hamburg, Heide, Germany.
authors.forename: Christopher Wilhelm
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Ludtke
authors.affiliation: Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology/Neuroradiology, West kustenklinikum Heide, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Universities of Kiel, Lubeck and Hamburg, Heide, Germany.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wissgott
authors.affiliation: Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology/Neuroradiology, West kustenklinikum Heide, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Universities of Kiel, Lubeck and Hamburg, Heide, Germany.
authors.forename: Reimer
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Andresen
keywords: Insufficiency Fracture; Osteoporosis; Pain; Sacrum