Detection of osteoporotic sacral fractures with radionuclides

Journal Article · Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1983 · Radiology; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.146.3.6828693· OSTI ID:5987072

Ries, T

Osteoporotic sacral fractures usually occur in elerly patients as a result of mild trauma. Clinical symptoms range from localized sacral tenderness to neurologic problems attributable to sacral nerve root irritation or cauda equina compression. Although the radiographic diagnosis is difficult to establish, bone scans show a characteristic H-shaped pattern of radionuclide uptake across the sacrum and sacroiliac joints. Four cases of osteoporotic sacral fracture with confirmation by computed tomography are included in this report.

• Research Organization: Baylor Univ. Medical Center, Dallas, TX
• OSTI ID: 5987072
• Journal Information: Radiology; (United States), Vol. 146:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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