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| Title |
Sacral stress fracture in an amateur rugby player: a case report
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Medical Case Reports, November 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13256-016-1120-3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Yasuhiro Takahashi, Takashi Kobayashi, Naohisa Miyakoshi, Eiji Abe, Toshiki Abe, Kazuma Kikuchi, Yoichi Shimada |
| Abstract |
Sacral stress fracture is an uncommon cause of back pain. The majority of previously reported cases have been in runners. The purpose of this case report was to describe a case of sacral stress fracture in an amateur rugby player. A healthy 18-year-old Japanese boy who was a rugby player presented with a 3-week history of lumbago. Sagittal and axial magnetic resonance imaging failed to reveal any reason for lumbago in his lumbar region. On his second presentation, 4 weeks later, his lumbago was so severe that he could not walk without a cane. A second magnetic resonance imaging revealed bone marrow edema with T1-weighted hypointensity and short inversion time inversion recovery hyperintensity at his left sacrum in coronal sections, consistent with stress fracture. Pain was relieved with rest and 1 year later he was able to return to rugby without lumbago or left buttock pain. Sacral stress fracture can cause low back pain in athletes. Coronal magnetic resonance imaging appears to be an effective option for diagnosis. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
| Scientists | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 47 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 9 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 13% |
| Other | 2 | 4% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 3 | 6% |
| Unknown | 20 | 42% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 21% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 15% |
| Sports and Recreations | 4 | 8% |
| Neuroscience | 2 | 4% |
| Arts and Humanities | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 2 | 4% |
| Unknown | 22 | 46% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 December 2021.
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