Usefulness of Sacral Sublaminar Wire for Low Transverse Sacral Fractures: Two Cases’ Report

Figure 5

Reconstructed computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance image of sacrum at first hospital presentation. (a) Sagittal reconstructed CT image. (b) Axial CT image at S2 level. (c) Sagittal plane on a T2-weighted image. (d) Axial plane on a T2-weighted image. Displaced fractures in the second sacral vertebral body (white arrow) can be observed (a). This radiological finding was consistent with a Roy-Camille classification type II fracture [5]. Sacral canal was narrowed by the protruding sacral vertebral body (black arrow) (b). This radiological finding was diagnosed as a Denis Zone III sacral fracture [15]. Sagittal and axial planes on T2-weighted images showed that sacral nerves were compressed by the vertebral body (white arrow) (c, d).

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