Patients with sacral wounds may face challenges in having bowel movements due to their condition and the need to avoid putting pressure on the affected area. Several devices and strategies can help ...

A surgical flap procedure using tissue from the glutes can improve blood flow and provide reliable healing of sacral pressure ulcers, according to a Chinese study. Researchers observed 20 patients, ...

The sacrum is a bone at the back of the pelvis between the hip bones. A sacral fracture can cause symptoms including lower back and buttock pain, swelling, and reduced bowel and bladder control.

Smith+Nephew (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN), the global medical technology company, today announces that ECRI – leaders in advancing evidence-based healthcare globally - have completed updated Clinical Evidence ...

Sacral insufficiency fractures are types of stress fractures that typically occur in older people, especially older people who were assigned female at birth with osteoporosis. As we age, our bodies ...