Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2019 , Vol 65 , Num 1

Sacroiliitis and sacral insufficiency fracture: A rare coexistence

Meltem Vural 1 ,Işıl Üstün 1 ,Ercan İnci 2 ,Cemal Bes 3
1 Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Health Sciences, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
2 Department of Rheumatology, University of Health Sciences, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
3 Department of Rheumatology, University of Health Sciences, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
DOI : 10.5606/tftrd.2019.1795 Sacral insufficiency fracture (SIF) is an uncommon cause of hip and back pain. Sacroiliitis, often a feature of inflammatory conditions of spinal column, is inflammation of sacroiliac joints. Herein, we report a 41-year-old woman presenting with a SIF and sacroiliitis as a part of non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis. Keywords : Osteomalacia, sacral insufficiency fracture, sacroiliitis