Sacral stress fracture in an amateur rugby player: A case report

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Background: 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. Case presentation: 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. Conclusions: Sacral stress fracture can cause low back pain in athletes. Coronal magnetic resonance imaging appears to be an effective option for diagnosis.

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Takahashi, Y., Kobayashi, T., Miyakoshi, N., Abe, E., Abe, T., Kikuchi, K., & Shimada, Y. (2016). Sacral stress fracture in an amateur rugby player: A case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-016-1120-3

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