Morphometric study of the true S1 and S2 of the normal anddysmorphic sacralized sacra

Authors

AYŞEGÜL FIRAT
KADİR BAHADIR ALEMDAROĞLU
AHMET ÖZMERİÇ
MEHMET YÜCENS
DİNÇER GÖKSÜLÜK

Abstract

Background/aim: This study aimed to generate data for the S1 and S2 alar pedicle and body and the alar orientations for both dysmorphic and normal sacra. Materials and methods: The study comprised two groups: Group N consisted of 53 normal sacra and Group D included 10 dysmorphic sacra. Various features such as alar pedicle circumference; anterior, middle, and posterior axis of the sacral ala; sacral body height and width; and sagittal thickness were measured. Results: In group N, the median anterior axis of the alae was observed to be 30° on the right and 25° on the left, the median midline axis was found to be 20° on the right and 15° on the left, and the median posterior alar axis was -15° on the right and -20° on the left. The true S1 and S2 alar pedicle circumferences were observed to be significantly smaller in group D, which demonstrated a shorter S1 alar pedicle mean circumference, significantly narrower S1 body mean width, and considerably tapered sagittal thickness. Conclusion: Our analysis indicated that dysmorphic sacra have a lower sagittal thickness and width of bodies and smaller alar pedicles, which explains the difficulties in their percutaneous fixation.

DOI

10.3906/sag-1505-84

Keywords

Dysmorphic sacrum, sacralization, iliosacral fixation, alar pedicle

First Page

954

Last Page

959

Recommended Citation

FIRAT, AYŞEGÜL; ALEMDAROĞLU, KADİR BAHADIR; ÖZMERİÇ, AHMET; YÜCENS, MEHMET; and GÖKSÜLÜK, DİNÇER (2017) "Morphometric study of the true S1 and S2 of the normal anddysmorphic sacralized sacra," Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 47: No. 3, Article 36. https://doi.org/10.3906/sag-1505-84
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/medical/vol47/iss3/36