13. Sacroiliac Joint Pain

✍ Scribed by Pascal Vanelderen; Karolina Szadek; Steven P. Cohen; Jan De Witte; Arno Lataster; Jacob Patijn; Nagy Mekhail; Maarten Van Kleef; Jan Van Zundert

• Book ID: 109137695
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 354 KB
• Volume: 10
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1530-7085
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2010.00394.x

✦ Synopsis

The sacroiliac joint accounts for approximately 16% to 30% of cases of chronic mechanical low back pain. Pain originating in the sacroiliac joint is predominantly perceived in the gluteal region, although pain is often referred into the lower and upper lumbar region, groin, abdomen, and/ or lower limb(s). Because sacroiliac joint pain is difficult to distinguish from other forms of low back pain based on history, different provocative maneuvers have been advocated. Individually, they have weak predictive value, but combined batteries of tests can help ascertain a diagnosis. Radiological imaging is important to exclude "red flags" but