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PubMed2003

Kinematics of the human pelvis following open book injury.

The objective of this study is to determine the three dimensional kinematics of the human pelvis including both sacroiliac joints following a simulated open book injury induced on cadavers by applying anterior-posterior compressive loads to the pelvis. An electromagnetic digitizing and motion tracking system was utilized to measure the morphology of the pelvis and the relative movements of its bones during this simulated open book fracture. The screw displacement axis method was used to describe the relative motion between the sacrum and each hipbone. Morphologically, it was found that the articular surfaces forming the sacroiliac joints could be approximated with planar surfaces directed from proximal and lateral to distal and medial and from posteromedial to anterolateral. The kinematic data obtained from this study indicate that there is a direct correlation between the opening of the symphysis pubis and the opening of the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) during open book injury. This suggests that the extent of injury of the SIJ maybe estimated from the degree of opening of the symphysis pubis as demonstrated on anteroposterior (A-P) x-rays. The results obtained from this study also indicate that the motion of the hipbone with respect to the sacrum on the side of the sacroiliac joint opening is almost a pure rotation, which translates clinically on the A-P x-rays as pure opening of the SIJ without vertical displacement. The average axis of rotation was found to be almost parallel to the SIJ planar articular surface. Furthermore, the pubic bone on the side of SIJ opening was found to displace inferiorly and posteriorly. One can thus conclude that in open book pelvic injuries, the pubic bone on the side of injury displaces inferiorly on the outlet projection x-rays with no vertical displacement of the SIJ. This is important since the initial assessment of the open book injury in the emergency room includes outlet projection x-rays. From this study, the relative vertical positions of the pubic bones on these x-rays can help the surgeon in differentiating open book fracture injury from other pelvic injuries.

Cadaver↗

PubMed1977

The scintigraphic investigation of sacroiliac disease.

Bone scintigraphs obtained with both Technetium-99m polyphosphate and Technetium-99m pyrophosphate have been abnormal at the sacroiliac joints of 44 patients with definite ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Because of the normal registration of the sacroiliac joints on bone scintigraphy, it has been necessary to develop a profile-scan technique to quantify the abnormality that proves to be significantly different from the normal finding. In 17 patients with a strong clinical suspicion of AS but normal radiographs, the sacroiliac joints have frequently been abnormal. This finding is meaningful because there is a common occurence in this group of the histocompatibility antigen HL A-B27, known to be a marker of AS. We also note the frequency of abnormal sacroiliac scinitigrams in 26 patients with rheumatoid arthritis and in a group of other diseases-Crohn's disease, uveitis, psoriasis, ulcerative colitis, and Reiter's disease-all of which share some of the manifestations of AS.

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PubMed1990

[Symptomatic pelvic girdle relaxation. Clinical aspects].

In pregnancy a relaxation of the sacroiliac joints and the symphysis is a physiologic phenomenon which usually occurs without symptoms. In some cases, however, these changes cause characteristic symptoms, with pain and difficulty in walking: the symptomatic pelvic girdle relaxation. The condition may be confirmed by tenderness of the joints and provocation of pain by the sacroiliac joints tests. Usually the symptoms disappear shortly after giving birth, but some women suffer for several months, and a few suffer persistent symptoms, the pelvic joint syndrome.

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PubMed2005

Agreement between diagnoses reached by clinical examination and available reference standards: a prospective study of 216 patients with lumbopelvic pain.

BACKGROUND: The tissue origin of low back pain (LBP) or referred lower extremity symptoms (LES) may be identified in about 70% of cases using advanced imaging, discography and facet or sacroiliac joint blocks. These techniques are invasive and availability varies. A clinical examination is non-invasive and widely available but its validity is questioned. Diagnostic studies usually examine single tests in relation to single reference standards, yet in clinical practice, clinicians use multiple tests and select from a range of possible diagnoses. There is a need for studies that evaluate the diagnostic performance of clinical diagnoses against available reference standards. METHODS: We compared blinded clinical diagnoses with diagnoses based on available reference standards for known causes of LBP or LES such as discography, facet, sacroiliac or hip joint blocks, epidurals injections, advanced imaging studies or any combination of these tests. A prospective, blinded validity design was employed. Physiotherapists examined consecutive patients with chronic lumbopelvic pain and/or referred LES scheduled to receive the reference standard examinations. When diagnoses were in complete agreement regardless of complexity, "exact" agreement was recorded. When the clinical diagnosis was included within the reference standard diagnoses, "clinical agreement" was recorded. The proportional chance criterion (PCC) statistic was used to estimate agreement on multiple diagnostic possibilities because it accounts for the prevalence of individual categories in the sample. The kappa statistic was used to estimate agreement on six pathoanatomic diagnoses. RESULTS: In a sample of chronic LBP patients (n = 216) with high levels of disability and distress, 67% received a patho-anatomic diagnosis based on available reference standards, and 10% had more than one tissue origin of pain identified. For 27 diagnostic categories and combinations, chance clinical agreement (PCC) was estimated at 13%. "Exact" agreement between clinical and reference standard diagnoses was 32% and "clinical agreement" 51%. For six pathoanatomic categories (disc, facet joint, sacroiliac joint, hip joint, nerve root and spinal stenosis), PCC was 33% with actual agreement 56%. There was no overlap of 95% confidence intervals on any comparison. Diagnostic agreement on the six most common patho-anatomic categories produced a kappa of 0.31. CONCLUSION: Clinical diagnoses agree with reference standards diagnoses more often than chance. Using available reference standards, most patients can have a tissue source of pain identified.

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PubMed1991

Sacroiliitis: MR imaging findings.

Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging was performed in seven asymptomatic volunteers and 17 patients with clinical and radiologic evidence of sacroiliitis. MR imaging findings were compared with those at computed tomography (CT) to determine the MR imaging appearance of the sacroiliac joint when normal and in sacroiliitis. The normal articulation was well depicted with MR imaging. Findings of sacroiliitis were identified in 20 sacroiliac joints (12 patients). MR imaging findings characteristic of sacroiliitis included abnormal cartilage signal intensity (95% of joints) and erosions (75% of joints) on T1-weighted images. Areas of increased intensity in the articulation (80% of joints) or in erosions (60% of joints) were seen on T2-weighted images. MR imaging was superior to CT for evaluation of cartilage and detection of erosions. Four sacroiliac joints (20%) and two patients (17%) with MR imaging findings of sacroiliitis were negative at CT. The authors conclude that MR imaging is a valuable method for detecting sacroiliitis, particularly when results of other imaging techniques are inconclusive.

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PubMed1983

The value of quantitative sacroiliac scintigraphy in detection of sacroiliitis.

To evaluate clinical usefulness of quantitative sacroiliac scintigraphy (QSS) in detecting sacroiliitis, we used a modified, pixel by pixel technique for calculating sacroiliac joint/sacrum uptake ratios (sacroiliac joint index - SII). We studied 90 controls, 18 selected patients with active sacroiliitis, 2 ankylosing spondylitis patients with completely ankylosed sacroiliac joints, 14 patients with nonspecific low back pain and 5 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. In the controls, we found that the SII decreases with increasing age (P less than 0.001) and is higher in males than in females (P less than 0.005). In the patients with active sacroiliitis, 9 out of 14 older than 30 had an abnormal SII; 3 of these patients showed no radiographic or CT abnormalities of the sacroiliac joints. None of the 4 patients with sacroiliitis under 30 years of age had values which fell out of the normal range for their age and sex. Only 1 of the 14 patients with non-inflammatory low back pain had an abnormally high SII. A borderline SII was found in 1 of the 5 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. QSS may be useful in detecting active sacroiliitis, sometimes even before the occurrence of radiologic abnormalities. However, because of its low sensitivity, its clinical usefulness is limited, especially in patients under 30 years of age.

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PubMed1992

An integrated therapy for peripartum pelvic instability: a study of the biomechanical effects of pelvic belts.

OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to investigate the influence of pelvic belts on the stability of the pelvis and to discuss the treatment of peripartum pelvic instability. STUDY DESIGN: In six human pelvis-spine preparations, sagittal rotation in the sacroiliac joints was induced by bidirectional forces directed at the acetabula. Weight-bearing was mimicked by the application of a compressive force to the spine. The biomechanical effect of a pelvic belt was measured in 12 sacroiliac joints. RESULTS: The pelvic belt caused a significant decrease in the sagittal rotation in the sacroiliac joints. The effect of a 100 N belt did not differ significantly from that of a 50 N belt. CONCLUSION: The combination of a pelvic belt and muscle training enhances pelvic stability. The load of the belt can be relatively small; location is more important. The risk of symphysiodesis, especially as a result of the insertion of bone grafts, is emphasized.

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PubMedDate not supplied

MR imaging of septic sacroiliitis.

Septic sacroiliitis is difficult to diagnose, causing delayed treatment and increased morbidity. The traditional imaging techniques for diagnosis have been CT and nuclear medicine. Our purpose was to determine the ability of MR imaging to detect septic sacroiliitis, to evaluate the features of septic sacroiliitis with MR, and to compare the relative detection rate of MR, CT, and nuclear medicine. All patients with a discharge diagnosis of septic sacroiliitis who were evaluated by MR imaging of the pelvis were retrospectively evaluated. Five patients were collected with six septic sacroiliac joints, which were also evaluated with CT, 99mTc-methylene diphosphonate bone scans, and 67Ga-citrate scans. Abnormalities consistent with sacroiliitis were seen in all sacroiliac joints both prospectively (impression from the initial report) and retrospectively on MR. In addition to the nonspecific MR findings of inflammation and/or fluid in the sacroiliac joint space, bone marrow of the sacrum and/or ilium, and iliopsoas muscle, fluid/inflammation was uniquely identified tracking posterior to the iliopsoas muscle in each of these patients with septic sacroiliitis. Even in retrospect, a definite diagnosis of sacroiliitis could be made in only five of six joints by 67Ga-citrate scans, three of six joints by CT scans, and one of six joints by 99mTc-methylene diphosphonate bone scans. These results suggest MR imaging may be a sensitive modality in the early diagnosis of septic sacroiliitis.

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PubMed1997

Nested polymerase chain reaction strategy simultaneously targeting DNA sequences of multiple bacterial species in inflammatory joint diseases. II. Examination of sacroiliac and knee joint biopsies of patients with spondyloarthropathies and other arthritides.

OBJECTIVE: Bacteria play a crucial pathogenetic role in reactive arthritis (ReA) and other forms of spondyloarthropathy (SpA) and in Lyme arthritis. Although there is evidence of local persistence of bacterial antigens no definitive method revealing microbes in peripheral joints has been established. We detected DNA of individual bacteria in synovial material by PCR. Applying molecular technology we screened simultaneously for 8 bacterial genomes in arthritis and sacroiliitis. METHODS: Sacroiliac (SI) biopsy specimens taken from the SI joint of 8 patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS, n = 5) and undifferentiated SpA (uSpA, n = 3) by computed tomography guided biopsy were investigated for presence of bacterial DNA. Similarly, synovial membrane samples obtained by office arthroscopy from 15 patients with ReA (n = 5), uSpA (n = 3), undifferentiated oligoarthritis (uOligo, n = 3), and rheumatoid arthritis (RA, n = 4) were screened. Nested PCR was performed for DNA of the following bacteria: Chlamydia trachomatis, C. pneumoniae, Yersinia enterocolitica, Salmonella enteritidis, Campylobacter jejuni, Shigella flexneri, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Borrelia burgdorferi. RESULTS: No bacterial DNA was found in the SI biopsies of patients with uSpA and AS. DNA of B. burgdorferi (n = 2) and C. trachomatis (n = 1) was detected in 3 patients with uOligo, but not in patients with ReA or RA. DNA of other microbes including K. pneumoniae was not found. Patients' mean disease duration was 5.3 years (2 mo-8.4 yrs). CONCLUSION: We found bacterial DNA in peripheral joints of patients with uOligo, while in patients with ReA, AS, and uSpA no bacterial DNA was detected in peripheral or SI joints. The failure to detect bacterial DNA in patients with SpA suggests autoimmune mechanisms operate in later stages of disease.

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PubMed1997

Vertical displacement of the symphysis pubis in unilateral open book pelvic injury.

Nineteen cases of external rotation (open book) injury of the pelvis were studies retrospectively. An apparent vertical displacement of the hemipelvis was detected on anteroposterior radiographic views in association with the separation of the symphysis pubis and opening of the sacroiliac joint. This could be confused with a vertically unstable situation; however, careful examination of the radiographs revealed that the public bone on the side of injury was displaced inferiorly. The articular portion of the corresponding sacroiliac joint on computed tomography was opened anteriorly, and the hemipelvis on the same side was externally rotated in all cases (indicating that the posterior sacroiliac ligaments were intact). An anatomic study was then performed on 10 cadaveric pelves. The symphysis pubis and the anterior sacroiliac ligament on one side were sharply disrupted, and the pelvis was gradually externally rotated. The pubic bone on the side of the sacroiliac disruption displaced inferiorly as the external rotation progressed. It is important to differentiate between the inferiorly displaced pubic bone on the side of injury in cases of external rotation injury and the superiorly displaced pubic bone on the side of injury in cases of vertically unstable pelvic injuries. This may eliminate unnecessary procedures such as skeletal traction or pinning of the sacroiliac joint.

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PubMed1985

Spondylitic disease without radiologic evidence of sacroiliitis in relatives of HLA-B27 positive ankylosing spondylitis patients.

We report 2 independently-conducted family studies of HLA-B27 positive probands with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), both of which support the view that the clinical spectrum of AS is broader than ordinarily assumed, and should include individuals who have symptomatic disease but who do not show radiologic evidence of abnormalities of the sacroiliac joints or the spine. In the Cleveland study of 100 relatives of 30 B27 positive AS probands, 9 relatives did not show radiologic abnormalities of the sacroiliac joints or the spine but had symptoms of chronic inflammatory back pain previously reported to be characteristic of AS. These 9 relatives were all subsequently found to possess B27, in contrast with only 27 of 60 asymptomatic relatives (P less than 0.01). In the Leiden study of 101 relatives of 20 randomly chosen B27 positive AS probands, 13 of 86 relatives without radiographic evidence of sacroiliitis reported "thoracic pain and stiffness," as defined in the Rome criteria for AS. Twelve of these 13 symptomatic relatives were B27 positive. In contrast, among the remaining 73 relatives, only 33 were B27 positive (P less than 0.01). The occurrence of these characteristic spondylitic symptoms in B27 positive, but not B27 negative, relatives of AS probands suggests that the spectrum of the clinical manifestations of AS may include individuals with symptomatic disease, but without radiographic evidence of abnormalities of the sacroiliac joints or the spine. The relatively large number of females we found in this group suggests that women are more likely to manifest this variety of disease than are men.

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PubMedDate not supplied

Closed reduction and lag screw fixation of sacroiliac luxations and fractures.

OBJECTIVE: To describe a technique for closed reduction and percutaneous insertion of a lag screw for fixation of sacroiliac fracture-luxations, and to report the success of this technique in stabilizing sacroiliac fracture-luxations. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective clinical study. STUDY POPULATION: 13 consecutive client-owned dogs with sacroiliac fracture-luxations. METHODS: Sacroiliac fracture-luxations were stabilized by using a closed reduction and percutaneous lag screw fixation technique. Preoperative, postoperative, and last re-examination radiographs were used to assess the location and number of pelvic injuries, other orthopedic injuries, percent reduction of the sacroiliac joint, percent sacral width screw depth, position of the screw, pelvic canal diameter ratio, hemipelvic canal width ratio, and complications. Information on signalment, weight, weight-bearing status, neurologic status, and complications was obtained from the medical record. RESULTS: Mean percent reduction of the sacroiliac joint was 92.33%. All screws were placed within the sacral body with a mean screw depth/sacral width of 79.03%. No screw loosening occurred. Mean pelvic canal diameter ratios were 0.99, 1.20, and 1.14 preoperatively, immediately postoperatively, and at the last re-examination, respectively. Nine of 13 dogs were willing to walk on the ipsilateral rear leg the day after surgery. CONCLUSIONS: Closed reduction and percutaneous insertion of a lag screw for stabilization of fracture-luxation of the sacroiliac joint is an acceptable method of repair. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Sacroiliac fracture-luxations can be successfully reduced and stabilized using a minimally invasive technique.

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PubMed2004

[Magnetic resonance tomography of sacroiliitis: anatomy, histological pathology, MR-morphology, and grading].

The diagnosis of spondyloarthropathy is based on radiography of the sacroiliac joints, beside the patient's history and clinical examination. In cases where the clinical examination and radiography yield discrepant findings, contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a sensitive modality for the diagnosis of early sacroiliitis. Knowledge of the morphologic anatomy of the sacroiliac joints and of their abnormal micro- and macroanatomy in sacroiliitis and enthesitis are helpful for interpreting MR images. Arthritis of the sacroiliac joints is characterized by subchondral sclerosis, erosions, transarticular bone bridges, accumulation of periarticular fat, juxta-articular osteitis, synovtis, capsulitis, and enthesitis. The major histologic finding in active sacroiliitis is the presence of proliferative, pannus-like connective tissue destroying cartilage and bone. This tissue contains fibroblasts and fibrocytes as well as T cells and macrophages with a shift of the CD4/CD8 ratio toward the CD4 T helper cell population. The well-established grading of MRI findings by means of a chronicity and activity index, which are determined quantitatively from dynamic MR images, is supplemented by an alternative, semi-quantitative grading of activity. The following grades were defined for the short tau inversion recovery (STIR) sequence or the T1-weighted, fatsaturated spin-echo sequence for each quadrant (iliac anterior, iliac posterior, sacral anterior, sacral posterior): 0: no signal increase, 1: local increase in the joint cavity or within erosions, 2: small areas of increased juxta-articular signal, 3: moderate sized areas of increased juxta-articular signal, 4: large areas of increased juxta-articular signal. Values of the 4 quadrants are summed to an activity score (range 0-16). The new grading system is proposed to facilitate the examination and shorten image interpretation time.

Diagnosis, Differential↗

PubMed1981

Computed tomography in the evaluation of sacroiliac arthritis.

Computed tomography (CT) in the evaluation of the sacroiliac joints was compared with conventional radiography in a double-blind study. CT did not increase the probability of detecting sacroiliitis. Because only a few patients were evaluated near the onset of their disease, the sensitivity of CT as compared with that of routine radiography in detecting early morphological changes remains undetermined. An inexperienced observer may find it easier to evaluate CT scans than conventional radiographs of the sacroiliac joint; however, with optimal images, an experienced radiologist does not need CT to evaluate the sacroiliac joint in clinical practice.

Arthritis↗

PubMed2006

Intraoperative use of the pelvic c-clamp as an aid in reduction for posterior sacroiliac fixation.

Posterior pelvic ring injuries with dissociation of the sacroiliac joint can be a therapeutic challenge. Open procedures for reduction have a significant risk for wound complications although inadequate reductions using percutaneous methods can have poor long-term outcomes. Several indirect reduction methods have been previously described for closed reduction of the sacroiliac joint. We present our technique for the intraoperative use of the pelvic c-clamp as a reduction aid for the posterior pelvis in conjunction with percutaneous iliosacral screw fixation. This technique has been used routinely in our patients who sustain injuries to the sacroiliac joint and are candidates for closed reduction and percutaneous fixation. Our objective is to provide orthopedic surgeons an additional means by which to reduce sacroiliac disruptions by percutaneous means.

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PubMed1987

Sacroiliitis in seronegative polyarthritis: CT analysis.

Sacroiliac joint abnormalities were evaluated by computed tomography (CT) in 29 patients with psoriatic arthritis and in 15 with colitic arthritis. CT showed a better sensitivity than conventional X-ray analysis in the evaluation of the articular space alterations in psoriatic and colitic arthritis as well as in detecting erosions and ankylosis of sacroiliac joints in patients with ankylosing spondylitis or psoriatic arthritis. Thus, CT appears a promising tool for the early detection of the pathological changes of sacroiliac joints.

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PubMed2005

Interventional techniques in the management of chronic spinal pain: evidence-based practice guidelines.

BACKGROUND: The lifetime prevalence of spinal pain has been reported as 54% to 80%, with as many as 60% of patients continuing to have chronic pain five years or longer after the initial episode. Spinal pain is associated with significant economic, societal, and health impact. Available evidence documents a wide degree of variance in the definition and the practice of interventional pain management. OBJECTIVE: To develop evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for interventional techniques in the management of chronic spinal pain, with utilization of all types of evidence, applying an evidence-based approach, with broad representation of specialists from academic and clinical practices. DESIGN: A systematic review of diagnostic and therapeutic interventions applied in managing chronic spinal pain by a policy committee. Design consisted of formulation of essentials of guidelines and a series of potential evidence linkages representing conclusions, and statements about relationships between clinical interventions and outcomes. METHODS: The elements of the guideline preparation process included literature searches, literature synthesis, systematic review, consensus evaluation, open forum presentation, formal endorsement by the Board of Directors of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP), and blinded peer review. Methodologic quality evaluation criteria utilized included AHRQ criteria, QUADAS criteria, and Cochrane review criteria. The designation of levels of evidence was from Level I (conclusive), Level II (strong), Level III (moderate), Level IV (limited), to Level V (indeterminate). RESULTS: The accuracy of facet joint nerve blocks was strong in the diagnosis of lumbar and cervical facet joint pain, whereas, it was moderate in the diagnosis of thoracic facet joint pain. The evidence was strong for lumbar discography, whereas, the evidence was limited for cervical and thoracic discography. The evidence was moderate for transforaminal epidural injections or selective nerve root blocks in the preoperative evaluation of patients with negative or inconclusive imaging studies. The evidence was moderate for sacroiliac joint injections in the diagnosis of sacroiliac joint pain. The evidence for therapeutic lumbar intraarticular facet injections of local anesthetics and steroids was moderate for short-term improvement and limited for long-term improvement, whereas, it was negative for cervical facet joint injections. The evidence for lumbar and cervical medial branch blocks was moderate. The evidence for medial branch neurotomy was moderate to strong for relief of chronic low back and neck pain. The evidence for caudal epidural steroid injections was strong for short-term relief and moderate for long-term relief in managing chronic low back and radicular pain, and limited in managing pain of postlumbar laminectomy syndrome. The evidence for interlaminar epidural steroid injections was strong for short-term relief and limited for long-term relief in managing lumbar radiculopathy, whereas, for cervical radiculopathy the evidence was moderate. The evidence for transforaminal epidural steroid injections was strong for short-term and moderate for long-term improvement in managing lumbar nerve root pain, whereas, it was moderate for cervical nerve root pain and limited for lumbar post laminectomy syndrome and spinal stenosis. The evidence for percutaneous epidural adhesiolysis was strong. For spinal endoscopic adhesiolysis, the evidence was strong for short-term relief and moderate for long-term relief. For sacroiliac intraarticular injections, the evidence was moderate for short-term relief and limited for long-term relief. The evidence for radiofrequency neurotomy for sacroiliac joint pain was indeterminate. The evidence for intradiscal electrothermal therapy was strong for short-term relief and moderate for long-term relief in managing chronic discogenic low back pain, whereas, for nucleoplasty, the evidence was limited. The evidence for spinal cord stimulation in failed back surgery syndrome and complex regional pain syndrome was strong for short-term relief and moderate for long-term relief. The evidence for implantable intrathecal infusion systems was moderate to strong. CONCLUSION: These guidelines included the evaluation of evidence for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in managing chronic spinal pain and recommendations for managing spinal pain. However, these guidelines do not constitute inflexible treatment recommendations. These guidelines do not represent "a standard of care".

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Long-term outcome of sacroiliac disruptions in children.

We retrospectively evaluated the outcome of sacroiliac-joint disruption in 18 children, ranging in age from 2 to 16 years. Ten patients were treated with bedrest; eight were treated surgically. Follow-up was performed at an average of 14 years (range, 8-23); three patients had daily back pain, and six had occasional back pain. Six patients had limited lumbosacral motion, but only two were symptomatic. The sacroiliac joint was fused in nine patients and irregular in four. Fracture reduction had been incomplete in nine patients, of whom five had a vertical shear injury. All developed complete or incomplete fusion of the sacroiliac joint, but we could not find a clear relationship between the often impressive radiographic changes and symptoms. Nine patients had a leg-length discrepancy of > 1 cm; three patients had pelvic asymmetry. Disabling long-term symptoms persisted from incomplete neurologic recovery in six patients.

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