Portal de Periódicos da CAPES

An unusual transverse sacral fracture treated with early decompression

2006; Volume: 5; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3171/spi.2006.5.6.546

1547-5654

Luis A. Robles, Edgar Plantillas,

Pregnancy-related medical research

✓The authors describe the case of a patient who sustained a transverse sacral fracture (TSF) associated with a depressed laminar fracture in a personal watercraft accident. The patient underwent early surgery, which allowed a quick recovery. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, the mechanism of injury and type of fracture have not been previously described or classified in cases of TSF.