Surgical treatment of sacral fractures following lumbosacral arthrodesis: Case report and literature review

Figure 3 The interspinous process of the sacrum was totally displaced. It moved backward and cranially onto the back of the instruments. To reduce the fracture, we used a spreader to distract the spinal processes of S1 and L4, which was effective. After the distraction, the distance between the spinal processes of the S1 and L4 increased significantly.