A woman may develop a stress fracture of the sacrum which can present as low back or buttock pain.
Risk factors:
(1) osteoporosis
(2) rapid weight gain
(3) athlete undergoing unaccustomed or strenuous physical stress
(4) trauma
(5) pregnancy
Clinical features:
(1) low back pain
(2) buttock pain
(3) lower limb radiculopathy
Detection depends on the choice of imaging studies used. A routine pelvic X-ray may miss the fracture.
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Specialty: Surgery, orthopedic
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