A Case Report of U-Type Sacral Fracture After Chiropractic Adjustment.
Cyrus EtebariSandeep YanamalaJonathan R DubinPublished in: JBJS case connector (2023)
Our case demonstrates that chiropractic manipulative therapy involving the commonly used drop-table can cause severe injury. The patient's course was complicated by a delay in diagnosis and a prolonged hospital stay. Orthopaedic surgeons should have a high degree of suspicion for spinopelvic dissociation in the setting of bilateral sacral fractures. One year after injury, with conservative management, the patient returned to baseline function with mild residual neuropathy.