In this MNT Knowledge Center article, learn about sacral dimples. These are natural clefts that appear at the base of the spine and are not normally serious but can complicate later on in life.

If you have a sacral dimple, you don't have to be overly concerned you'll get a cyst, but stay aware of signs of infection and talk to your doctor if you have symptoms. Is a pilonidal cyst hereditary?

Study design: Single case report. Objectives: To present an unusual cause of fever in a patient with spinal cord injury (SCI). Setting: University Hospital, Belgium. Methods: A 52-year-old man ...

In this case, however, the periarticular abscess was confined to the sacrum. Early diagnosis of a sacroiliac joint infection is facilitated by specific physical findings, ...

Spinal Cord - Rupture of tuberculous spinal abscess resulting in tuberculous empyema and chylothorax. ... On admission, he had incomplete L2 paraplegia and a large full-thickness sacral sore.