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Skeletal Radiology
Published in: Skeletal Radiology 10/2003

01-10-2003 | Case Report

L5 radiculopathy due to sacral stress fracture

Authors: Anthony Aylwin, Asif Saifuddin, Stuart Tucker

Published in: Skeletal Radiology | Issue 10/2003

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Abstract

We report the case of a 70-year-old man who presented with a history of left buttock pain with radiation into the left leg in an L5 distribution. MRI of the lumbar spine revealed a left sacral stress fracture with periosteal reaction involving the left L5 nerve root anterior to the sacral ala. With spontaneous healing of the fracture, the patient's symptoms resolved completely.
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Metadata
Title
L5 radiculopathy due to sacral stress fracture
Authors
Anthony Aylwin
Asif Saifuddin
Stuart Tucker
Publication date
01-10-2003
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Skeletal Radiology / Issue 10/2003
Print ISSN: 0364-2348
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2161
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-003-0662-9

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