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Lumbar spine MRI versus non-lumbar imaging modalities in the diagnosis of sacral insufficiency fracture: a retrospective observational study

BACKGROUND: Sacral insufficiency fractures (SIFs) are a common cause of lower back pain in the elderly. However, because clinical symptoms are frequently vague and nonspecific and can mimic lumbar spine pathologies, initial imaging in SIF patients is frequently targeted at the lumbar spine rather th...

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Autores principales: Kim, Yoon Yi, Chung, Bo Mi, Kim, Wan Tae
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6060517/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30045747
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-018-2189-1