Improving function after total sacrectomy by using a lumbar-sacral corset.

Guo, Ying; Yadav, Rajesh · Am J Phys Med Rehabil · 2002

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Total sacrectomy is a rarely used procedure to treat large sacral tumors, and postoperative rehabilitation has not been described in detail in the literature. The following case report describes the rehabilitation of a patient with a large sacral chordoma who underwent multistage surgery, including total sacrectomy. The use of a lumbar-sacral corset allowed earlier functional recovery and contributed greatly to successful pain management.

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