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Jogger's fracture and other stress fractures of the lumbo-sacral spine

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The posterior rings of the lower lumbo-sacral vertebrae are subject to stress fractures at any part — pedicle, pars, or lamina. The site of fracture is apparently determined by the axis of weight bearing. The three illustrative clinical examples cited include a jogger with a laminar fracture, a ballet dancer with pedicle fractures, and a nine-year-old boy with fractures of pars and lamina.

Chronic low back pain is the typical ccomplaint with stress fractures of the lower lumbo-sacral spine. Special imaging techniques are usually needed to demonstrate these lesions, including vertebral arch views, multi-directional tomography, and computed tomography (CT).

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of California at Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA

    Martin S. Abel M.D.

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Abel, M.S. Jogger's fracture and other stress fractures of the lumbo-sacral spine. Skeletal Radiol 13, 221–227 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00350578

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