How to Inject Sacroiliac Joints with Ultrasound Guidance: a Pictorial Essay

Overview

Journal J Ultrasound

Publisher Springer

Specialty Radiology

Date 2024 Apr 6

PMID 38582820

Authors

Suhel G Al Khayyat

Paolo Falsetti

Annarita Saponara

Salvatore Massimo Stella

Alberto Migliore

Andrea Del Chiaro

Luca Cantarini

Bruno Frediani

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Abstract

Active sacroiliitis and sacroiliac joint dysfunction represent a common cause of low back pain in the population and are cause of patients' quality of life reduction and disability worldwide. The use of musculoskeletal ultrasound allows to easily identify the sacroiliac joints and to study every pathological condition affecting its most dorsal part; moreover, musculoskeletal ultrasound allows to guide highly effective injective procedures aimed at improving patients' symptoms and enhance their well-being. This paper aims to briefly explain for the musculoskeletal sonographer the anatomy and biomechanics of the sacroiliac joints, the correct ultrasound scanning method for their visualization and the most appropriate ultrasound guided injection technique to help dealing with the diagnostic and management of sacroiliac joint pain in the everyday scenario.

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