Anatomical and biomechanical analyses of the unique and consistent locations of sacral insufficiency fractures

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 309-315

  Linstrom, Nathan J ^a   Heiserman, Joseph E ^a   Kortman, Keith E ^b   Crawford, Neil R ^a,c   Baek, Seungwon ^a   Anderson, Russell L ^c   Pitt, Alan M ^a   Karis, John P ^a   Ross, Jeff S ^a   Lekovic, Gregory P ^a   Dean, Bruce L ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Classification system; Finite element analysis; Insufficiency fractures; Sacrum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PELVIS; PELVIS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRAL INSUFFICIENCY FRACTURE; SACRUM; WALKING; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; HIP; MECHANICAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE FRACTURE; STRESS FRACTURE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURES, STRESS; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OSTEOPOROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SACRUM; SPINAL FRACTURES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

EID: 64749091182     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318191ea01     Document Type: Article

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