The sacrum is a bone at the back of the pelvis between the hip bones. A sacral fracture can cause symptoms including lower back and buttock pain, swelling, and reduced bowel and bladder control.

Sacral insufficiency fractures are types of stress fractures that typically occur in older people, especially older people who were assigned female at birth with osteoporosis. As we age, our bodies ...

Sacral fractures can be a late complication of pelvic RT, but there are limited data on the incidence of these fractures after short-course RT for rectal cancer. Researchers conducted a ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: My 94-year-old mother has a sacral fracture, diagnosed after ...

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Near the end of a highly successful senior year—she’d just claimed her third NCAA individual title, in the 5,000 meters—Notre Dame runner Molly Seidel went for a long run on a Sunday, felt a bit of ...

BOSTON — Investigators here revealed a "staggeringly high" prevalence of metabolic and endocrine abnormalities in a fracture nonunion patient population. "Some fractures fail to unite despite ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Sacral fractures occur in approximately 45% of pelvic fractures. An associated neurologic injury of the ...