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Clinical evolution of sacral stress fractures: influence of additional pelvic fractures
1Hospital Clinic i Provincial, Barcelona, Spain.
Objectives:
To evaluate the clinical evolution of sacral stress fractures in relation to the scintigraphic pattern and the presence of additional pelvic fractures.
Methods:
This was a retrospective study of 14 patients with sacral fractures.
Results:
Six patients had additional pelvic fractures. Four bone scintigraphic patterns were found. The resolution of symptoms was longer in patients with associated pelvic fractures (30 weeks v three weeks). No relation was found between the bone scintigraphic pattern and the time of evolution.
Conclusion:
Associated pelvic fractures delay the resolution of symptoms in patients with sacral fractures, regardless of scintigraphic pattern.
