Suicidal jumper’s fracture – sacral fractures and spinopelvic instability: a case series

Suicidal jumper’s fracture – sacral fractures and spinopelvic instability: a case series

Abstract Background Sacral fractures with spinopelvic dissociation are rare, and hard to diagnose and treat. Fractures with a H- or U-shaped line are severely unstable, due to a dissociation of the spine and of the upper body of the sacrum from the pelvis. They are commonly due to high-energy trauma...

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Main Authors: Daniela Nonne, A. Capone, F. Sanna, L. Busnelli, A. L. Russo, G. Marongiu, G. Dessì, A. Ferreli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Sacral fracture
Spinopelvic dissociation
Lumbopelvic fixation
Jumper’s fracture
Decompression
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1668-1

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