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ArticleBMJ case reports2023

Sacral stress fracture in a young-adult, long-distance runner: an underestimated cause of low back pain.

Joana Páscoa Pinheiro, Lurdes Rovisco Branquinho, João Pinheiro

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2023. 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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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Joana Páscoa PinheiroOrthopedic and Trauma department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte EPE, Lisboa, Portugal.
Lurdes Rovisco BranquinhoPhysical and Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitario de Coimbra EPE, Coimbra, Portugal 11788@chuc.min-saude.pt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5749-9250
João PinheiroFaculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte · PTHospitais da Universidade de Coimbra · PT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sacral stress fractures (SSFs) in physically active young patients are frequently misdiagnosed due to the lack of specificity of signs and symptoms. Over the last years, these injuries have been described as rare, although some studies report that the incidence of an SSF in athletes may be as high as 20%.We describe a case of a male long-distance runner in his late 20s with a 1-month undiagnosed SSF. The patient complaints included insidious right low back and buttock pain without trauma that started after running a marathon. MRI revealed an extensive area of bone marrow oedema in the right sacral ala consistent with an SSF.This case highlights the importance of investigating SSF in young-athlete patients who were otherwise healthy, using appropriate imaging modalities to assess the presence and morphology of a fracture.

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Fractures, StressLow Back PainNeck InjuriesSpinal FracturesAdultHumansMaleSacrococcygeal RegionRehabilitation medicineSports and exercise medicine

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PMID37669823
PMCPMC10481734
OpenAlexW4386457123

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