Summary

The underlying pathophysiology of SIJ pain may be increased mechanical load, iliac crest bone grafting, or a misdiagnosis of SIJ syndrome. Imaging studies show more frequent degeneration of the SIJ in patients with lumbar/lumbosacral fusion than in patients without such fusion…
Full-Text @ SpringerLink / Free FullText PDF

Summary

Sacroiliac fixation using iliac screws for highly unstable lumbar spine has been reported with an improved fusion rate and clinical results. On the other hand, there is a potential for clinical problems related to iliac fixation, including late sacroiliac joint arthritis and pain…
Free FullText PDF

Summary

In patients’ recalcitrant to non-interventional care, the sacroiliac joint is the most likely source of low back pain after lumbar fusion followed by internal disc disruption, zygapohyseal joint pain, and soft tissue irritation due to fusion hardware…
Abstract @ PubMed
FullText $

Summary

SIJ pain is a potential source of pain after lumbar and lumbosacral fusion surgeries. Provocating SIJ maneuvers represent reliable tests for SIJ pain. The characteristics of postoperative SIJ pain frequently differ from those of preoperative pain.
Abstract @ PubMed
FullText $

Summary

Lumbar spine stabilisation surgery may result in overloading the SI joints as the “adjacent segments”. An intra-articular injection of anaesthetic can be considered a reliable method for ascertaining the SI joint as the source of a patient’s problems. However, even with corticosteroid added, pain relief is not usually long-lasting.
Abstract @ PubMed
Free FullText / Free PDF

Summary

Postoperative sacroiliac joint syndrome caused by the screw head and rod tip…an unexpected complication of percutaneous pedicle screw fixation at the L5-S1 level.
Abstract @ PubMed
FullText $

Summary

The article assesses the sacrum angular motions and stress across sacroiliac joint (SIJ) articular surfaces using finite element lumbar spine-pelvis model and simulated posterior fusion surgical procedures. It concludes that fusion at the lumbar spine level increased motion and stresses at the SIJ. This could be a probable reason for low back pain in patients after lumbar spine fusion procedures.
Abstract @ PubMed
FullText $

Summary

Instrumented posterolateral lumbar/lumbosacral fusion can be a cause of SIJ degeneration. SIJ degeneration develops more often in patients undergoing lumbosacral fusion regardless of the number of fusion segments.
Abstract @ PubMed
FullText $

Summary

Clinical and radiographic outcomes for lumbosacral fusion (in patients with spinal deformity) using a combination of bilateral sacral and iliac screws with a minimum 5-year follow-up.
Abstract @ PubMed
FullText $