Sacral Insufficiency Fracture Following Short-Segment Lumbosacral Fusion: Case Series and Review of the Literature.
Joshua M KolzScott A MitchellBenjamin D ElderArjun S SebastianPaul M HuddlestonBrett A FreedmanPublished in: Global spine journal (2020)
Spine surgeons should monitor for sacral insufficiency fracture as a source of new-onset pain in the postoperative period in patients with a short segment fusion to the sacrum. The recognition of this complication should prompt an assessment of bone health and management of underlying bone fragility.
Keyphrases
- bone mineral density
- chronic pain
- healthcare
- public health
- soft tissue
- bone loss
- bone regeneration
- mental health
- patients undergoing
- hip fracture
- pain management
- postmenopausal women
- neuropathic pain
- urinary tract
- health information
- body composition
- risk assessment
- spinal cord
- climate change
- human health
- thoracic surgery