Surgical management of transforaminal sacral fractures
โ Scribed by Ahmet Harma; Muharrem Inan
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 139 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0341-2695
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Background Sacral insufficiency fractures (SIFs) are often overlooked in elderly patients presenting with low back and pelvic pain following no or minimal trauma. Objective The aim of this review is to raise awareness and outline the clinical presentation, methods of diagnosis and treatment of SIFs.
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