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- 2019
Sacral butterfly vertebrae in the setting of a sacral fracture and unstable pelvic ring injury: A case report and review of the literatureDOI: 10.1016/j.tcr.2018.11.011 Keywords: Spine trauma, Sacral fracture, Pelvic ring injury, Spine malformation, Butterfly vertebrae, Sagittal cleft vertebrae, Anterior rachischisis Abstract: Butterfly vertebrae are rare developmental anomalies representing failure of formation of the vertebral body. There have only been 8 previous reports of a butterfly vertebra occurring at S1. This is the first described case of a butterfly vertebra presenting with a sacral fracture and pelvic ring injury
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