JBJS | Labor-Related Sacral and Pubic Fractures: A Case Report

The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, Volume 89, Issue 2

Case Reports | February 01, 2007

Labor-Related Sacral and Pubic Fractures: A Case Report

Alberto Alonso-Burgos, MD¹; Pedro Royo, MD¹; Lourdes Díaz, MD¹; J. Damaso Aquerreta, MD, PhD¹

¹ Departments of Radiology (A.A-B., L.D., and J.D.A.) and Gynecology and Obstetrics (P.R.), Clinica Universitaria de Navarra, Avda. Pio XII 36, 31008 Pamplona, Spain. E-mail address for A. Alonso-Burgos: alonso@unav.es. E-mail address for P. Royo: proyo@unav.es. E-mail address for L. Diaz: mLdiaz@unav.es. E-mail address for J.D. Aquerreta: jdaquerret@unav.es.

The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. 2007; 89:396-398 doi:10.2106/JBJS.F.00181

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The pelvic joints undergo changes during pregnancy and delivery that are due to hormonal influences and mechanical stresses, and low-back pain is a common symptom during pregnancy and post partum, usually because of mechanical lesions of the pelvic soft-tissues1. However, stress fractures of the lumbar spine or sacroiliac joint are rare complications. We report the case of a woman without pregnancy-related osteoporosis who had a stress fracture of the sacrum and pubis after delivery. The patient was informed that data concerning the case would be submitted for publication.

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fracture ; labor ; pubis

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