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$Elderly patient with severe pelvic pain after a fall brought to the ER and found to have a right sacral fracture.⁣ ⁣ 𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐦? ⁣ The sacrum is an important bone in the back of the pelvis between the hip bones. A sacral fracture can be debilitating and patients have a hard time even sitting. ⁣ ⁣ A non-surgical procedure called Sacroplasty was performed and she was able to sit again without pain 😃🙏⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 𝗪𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫? As we age bones lose density and become more fragile. As they say, use it or lose it. Make sure to always exercise and keep that muscle mass! ⁣ ⁣ 𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐲? ⁣ This is an image-guided procedure where a needle is placed into the fractured bone under image-guidance, in this case CT. Then a cement like material is administered into the bone, hardening and providing support 💪🏽. This requires no stitches or major incisions, and can be done with moderate sedation. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 🔍Commonly patients are discharged home with pain medication, but other options exist! Make sure to ask for a second opinion from an Interventional Radiologist ⁣ ⁣⁣ #sacroplasty #medicine #medschool #interventionalradiology #withoutascalpel #irad #residency #vir #spine #fracture #backpain #spine #spinehealth #health #doctors #md #spinesurgery #pelvicpain #painmanagement #wellness @stryker.spine @sirspecialists$

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