VERTICAL FRACTURE OF THE CENTRAL SACRAL CANAL - PLANE AND SIMPLE

Authors
HATEM SF WEST OC
Citation
Sf. Hatem et Oc. West, VERTICAL FRACTURE OF THE CENTRAL SACRAL CANAL - PLANE AND SIMPLE, The journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care, 40(1), 1996, pp. 138-140
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
The journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care → ACNP
Volume
40
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
138 - 140
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
A case is reported of a sagittal fracture of the sacrum associated wit h diastasis of the symphysis pubis. The patient suffered no lasting ne urologic injury. A literature review suggests that these vertical frac tures may carry a better prognosis than other sacral fractures that in volve the central canal.