Table 3.

Bone Mineral Density (BMD) Scores and Treatment of Bone Health for Patients With Sacral Insufficiency Fracture After Short-Segment Lumbosacral Fusion.

Case	Age (years), sex	DEXA score and classification	Treatment for bone health
1	60, male	−1.6 (osteopenia)	Referral to endocrine to begin treatment; however, patient died prior to starting medical treatment
2	76, male	−2.2 (osteopenia)	Referral to endocrinology who started bisphosphonate treatment
3	66, male	0.1 (normal)	Normal BMD and therefore no treatment of BMD
4	73, female	−1.5 (osteopenia)	Referral to endocrinology who continued to monitor her BMD and was treating with calcium and vitamin D supplementation
5	53, male	−0.1 (normal)	Normal BMD and therefore no treatment of BMD
6	31, female	NA	No DEXA scan was performed