Open AccessOutcome of distraction interference arthrodesis of the sacroiliac joint for sacroiliac arthritis
Author(s) -
Stefan Endres,
Esther Ludwig
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.118197
Subject(s) - medicine , oswestry disability index , sacroiliac joint , arthrodesis , visual analogue scale , lumbosacral joint , surgery , lumbar , pseudarthrosis , sacrum , radiography , spinal fusion , low back pain , radiology , alternative medicine , pathology
After lumbar or lumbosacral fusion for various spine disorders, adjacent segment disease has been reported. Most of the studies have focused on proximal segment disease. The author has reported sacroiliac joint degeneration in these patients. Based on our own experiences with an increasing number of patients with sacroiliac joint (SIJ) arthralgia after multi-level lumbar or lumbosacral fusion procedures, we evaluated a surgical procedure called distraction arthrodesis of the SIJ for patients with refractory severe pain of the SIJ.