Abstract
A 88year old woman presented with severe pain in the lower back which radiated to her left leg. She was diagnosed with a sacral insufficiency fracture. Sacral insufficiency fractures are a cause of lower back pain in the elderly population that is frequently overlooked because the symptoms and signs are not specific.
Translated title of the contribution | A woman with lower back pain |
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Original language | Dutch |
Article number | D1381 |
Journal | Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde |
Volume | 161 |
Issue number | 35 |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |