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Case Reports
. 2009;64(11):1127-9.
doi: 10.1590/S1807-59322009001100014.

Sacral stress fracture in a runner: a case report

Case Reports

Sacral stress fracture in a runner: a case report

Luciano Miller Reis Rodrigues et al. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2009.
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Figure 1
A bone scan showing the increased uptake in the right sacral region
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Figure 2
A magnetic resonance image showing an area with a hypersignal suggestive of a sacral stress fracture

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