Open AccessThe incidence of new onset sacroiliac joint pain following lumbar fusion
Author(s) -
Yu Chao Lee,
Robert Lee,
Clare Harman
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of spine surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2414-469X
pISSN - 2414-4630
DOI - 10.21037/jss.2019.09.05
Subject(s) - medicine , sacrum , sacroiliac joint , incidence (geometry) , lumbar , low back pain , surgery , pathology , physics , alternative medicine , optics
The sacroiliac joint (SIJ) can be a new source of pain following lumbar fusion. The aim of this study was to identify the incidence of and predisposing factors for new onset SIJ pain following successful lumbar fusion.