"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.
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D012447
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.834.717
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sacrum" by people in Profiles.
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[Therapy of unstable sacrum fractures in pelvic ring fractures with dorsal sacrum distraction osteosynthesis]. Unfallchirurg. 2004 Feb; 107(2):118-27.
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Sacral foramina: view at CT. Radiology. 1991 Feb; 178(2):573-4.
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Fractures of the sacrum and sacroiliac joint: evaluation by computerized tomography with multiplanar reconstruction. South Med J. 1988 Feb; 81(2):171-7.
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CT detection of sacral osteomyelitis associated with pelvic abscesses. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1988 Jan-Feb; 12(1):118-21.