Osteoporotic fracture of the sacrum: sacroplasty and physical medecine.

CONTEXT: Traditional treatment of sacrum osteoporotic fractures is mainly based on antalgics and rest in bed. But complications are frequent, cutaneous, respiratory, thrombotic or digestive and mortality at 1 year significant.

THE AIMS: We wanted to define the interest of sacroplasty when treating osteoporotic fracture of sacrum.

METHOD: We reviewed literature while studying a clinical case in an elderly patient.

RESULTS

Sacroplasty was efficient at short and mean delay to control the pain due to osteoporotic sacrum fracture. Rate of complications is low in the centers mastering the procedure.

CONCLUSION

Sacroplasty is of evident interest for elderly patients suffering of an osteoporotic fracture of sacrum. It reduces decubitus complications, secondary effects of antalgics and allows an early reeducation.