SIFs are a common, though often unsuspected, cause of low back pain in the elderly.
Although numerous radiographic modalities can be used to diagnose SIFs, bone …

Fragility fractures of the pelvis are common and the incidence is increasing with the aging
population. The primary risk factor is osteoporosis. Diagnosis is challenging and advanced …

Purpose Pelvis ring fractures of geriatric patients are currently a serious problem in
orthopedic and trauma surgery. One controversy that remains is the insufficiency fracture of …

Objective To assess the outcomes and safety after CT-guided percutaneous sacroplasty in
patients with painful sacral insufficiency fractures or pathologic sacral lesions. Methods A …

Study Design. Biomechanical cadaveric bench study. Objective. To measure motion at the
fracture site in an osteoporotic cadaveric sacral insufficiency fracture model before and after …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Sacral insufficiency fractures are a common cause of
severe low back pain and immobilization in patients with osteoporosis or cancer. Current …

Objectives Sacral insufficiency fracture (SIF) is not an uncommon osteoporosis fracture
among the elderly. Aside from traditional treatments, sacroplasty and teriparatide (TPTD) …

Purpose The objective of this prospective, randomised study was to examine the feasibility
and clinical outcome of balloon sacroplasty and radiofrequency sacroplasty. Methods In 40 …

Background Fragility fractures of the sacrum (FFS) have been detected more and more
frequently in recent times, and the incidence will continue to increase due to increasing life …

Introduction In elderly patients with reduced bone quality, insufficiency fractures of the
sacrum are relatively common and are typically associated with severe disabling pain. The …