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ArticleCureus2019

The Association of Iliac and Sacral Insufficiency Fractures and Implications for Treatment: The Role of Bone Scans in Three Different Cases.

Sandeep Kola, Michelle Granville, Robert E Jacobson

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Article in Cureus, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sandeep KolaPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Larkin Community Hospital, Miami, USA.
Michelle GranvilleNeurological Surgery, University of Miami Hospital, Miami, USA.
Robert E JacobsonNeurological Surgery, University of Miami Hospital, Miami, USA.
Larkin Community Hospital · USNeurological Surgery · USUniversity of Miami Hospital · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Iliac wing fractures are under-diagnosed fractures often associated with sacral insufficiency fractures in osteoporotic patients. They are rarely seen alone. Insufficiency fractures of the iliac bone can often be missed on computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) yet identified on radioisotope bone scans. Symptomatic iliac fractures present with more lateralized pain in the hip and groin compared to patients with only sacral insufficiency fractures. Since the acetabulum is the key weight-bearing articulation between the sacrum and pelvis and the femoral head and leg, worsening of iliac stress fractures can have major effects on weight bearing and should be a consideration in patients with persistent pain in this area. The anatomy of the ilium and relationship to other pelvic insufficiency fractures is reviewed as well as treatment options. Typical cases are presented where the iliac fractures were found on bone scan either in addition to the more common sacral fracture or due to the persistence of symptoms of hip and thigh pain.

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acetabulum rim fracturesiliuminsufficency fracturesosteoporosissacral fracturessacroplasty

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PMID30899612
PMCPMC6414187
OpenAlexW2911118486

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