Sacral Insufficiency Fractures : How to Classify?
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Sacral Insufficiency Fractures : How to Classify?
OBJECTIVE The diagnosis of insufficiency fractures of the sacrum in an elder population increases annually. Fractures show very different morphology. We aimed to classify sacral insufficiency fractures according to the position of cortical break and possible need for intervention. METHODS Between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2014, all patients with a proven fracture of the sacrum followin...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2005-3711,1598-7876
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2017.0188