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Surgical treatment of sacral fractures following lumbosacral arthrodesis: Case report and literature review
Yu Wang, Xian-Yi Liu, Chun-De Li, Xiao-Dong Yi, Zheng-Rong Yu, Department of Orthopaedics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
Author contributions: Wang Y, Li CD and Yi XD designed the research study; Liu XY performed the surgeries; Yu ZR revised the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Peking University First Hospital Institutional Review Board.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
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Correspondence to: Xian-Yi Liu, MD, Department of Orthopaedics, Peking University First Hospital, Xishiku Street 8, Xicheng District, Beijing 100034, China. wangyuspine@sina.com
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Received: January 2, 2015
Peer-review started: January 2, 2015
First decision: January 20, 2015
Revised: June 28, 2015
Accepted: July 21, 2015
Article in press: July 23, 2015
Published online: January 18, 2016
Peer-review started: January 2, 2015
First decision: January 20, 2015
Revised: June 28, 2015
Accepted: July 21, 2015
Article in press: July 23, 2015
Published online: January 18, 2016
Core Tip
Core tip: Sacral fractures following posterior lumbosacral fusion are rare. This article presents a case of totally displaced sacral fracture following posterior L4-S1 fusion. Computed tomography has been proved to be able to detect most such fractures and should probably be performed routinely when patients complain of renewed buttock pain within 3 mo after lumbosacral fusion. The majority of the patients responded well to conservative treatments, and extending the fusion construct to the iliac wings using iliac screws may be needed when there is concurrent fracture displacement, sagittal imbalance, neurologic symptoms, or painful nonunion.