Journal article
Fatigue fracture of the sacrum in a child
Canadian Association of Radiologists journal, Vol.46(6), pp.468-470
12/1995
PMID: 7583730
Abstract
The authors describe a 9-year-old girl with stress fracture of the sacrum. Such fractures can cause low-back or hip pain in children but may not be evident on plain films. The appearance on scintigraphy is not diagnostic. Likewise, the findings on magnetic resonance imaging may be nonspecific or confusing, because changes in signal intensity in the marrow may not be sufficient to distinguish infection or malignancy from healing of the fracture. Computed tomography can be more specific in delineating a sclerotic fracture oriented parallel to the sacroiliac joint. Recognition of the characteristic radiographic findings in sacral fatigue fractures can prevent incorrect diagnosis and unnecessary diagnostic procedures or treatments.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Fatigue fracture of the sacrum in a child
- Creators
- J Martin - Department of Radiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City 52242, USAE A BrandserM J ShinJ A Buckwalter
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Canadian Association of Radiologists journal, Vol.46(6), pp.468-470
- PMID
- 7583730
- NLM abbreviation
- Can Assoc Radiol J
- ISSN
- 0846-5371
- eISSN
- 1488-2361
- Publisher
- United States
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/1995
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics; Orthopedics and Rehabilitation; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9984040334102771
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