"Sacrum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Five fused VERTEBRAE forming a triangle-shaped structure at the back of the PELVIS. It articulates superiorly with the LUMBAR VERTEBRAE, inferiorly with the COCCYX, and anteriorly with the ILIUM of the PELVIS. The sacrum strengthens and stabilizes the PELVIS.
| Descriptor ID |
D012447
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.834.717
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sacrum" by people in Profiles.
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Surgical management of Currarino syndrome in elderly patient with infected pre-sacral mass: Technical nuances and review of literature. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2022 11; 222:107470.
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Sacral Myeloradiculitis: An Uncommon Complication of Genital Herpes Infection. Pediatrics. 2019 07; 144(1).
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Surgery for urinary incontinence in women: Report from the 6th international consultation on incontinence. Neurourol Urodyn. 2019 02; 38(2):825-837.
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A randomized clinical trial comparing extensible and inextensible lumbosacral orthoses and standard care alone in the management of lower back pain. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2014 Oct 01; 39(21):1733-42.
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Comparison of trunk stiffness provided by different design characteristics of lumbosacral orthoses. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2010 Feb; 25(2):110-4.
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Reconstruction of parasacral hernia with acellular human dermis graft. Hernia. 2006 Aug; 10(4):360-3.
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Lumbar spine arthroplasty: early results using the ProDisc II: a prospective randomized trial of arthroplasty versus fusion. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2003 Aug; 16(4):352-61.
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Differential diagnosis of a sacral stress fracture. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2002 Dec; 32(12):613-21.
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Plain radiography of the lumbosacral spine in Marfan syndrome. Spine J. 2002 Sep-Oct; 2(5):327-33.
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Dural ectasia and conventional radiography in the Marfan lumbosacral spine. Skeletal Radiol. 2001 Jun; 30(6):338-45.