Should A Lumbar MRI For Back Pain Routinely Include The Sacro-Iliac Joint ? / Francis BROOKS in Acta Orthopaedica Belgica, Vol 80/4 (Décembre 2014)

Public ISBD [article]  inActa Orthopaedica Belgica > Vol 80/4 (Décembre 2014) . - p.464-467 Titre : Should A Lumbar MRI For Back Pain Routinely Include The Sacro-Iliac Joint ? Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Francis BROOKS, Auteur Année de publication : 2014 Article en page(s) : p.464-467 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : back pain  sacroiliac joint  MRI Résumé : Back pain is a common problem and has been shown to affect approximately 85% of the adult population at any one time. The source of this pain can be difficult to identify and the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) has been proposed as a possible pain source. Its percentage contribution to lower back pain is controversial. Clinical provocative tests for SIJ pathology have been developed but these have high intra and inter-observer variability and the significant of positive findings is unclear. This study proposes that the SIJ should not be imaged as part of a routine MRI lumbar spine series. Method : We retrospectively reviewed the images of 353 patients who had MRI lumbar spine scans. 130 had the SIJ imaged. We recorded the clinical findings and diagnosis at referral. We reviewed the images and documented the radiological findings. Results : SI joint pathology was most frequently identified when clinical suspected. Overall SIJ pathology found on MRI in only 0.02% of patients. Conclusion : We conclude that routinely imaging the SIJ in MRI lumbar spine series is not cost-effective or a useful use of resources. The SIJ should be imaged only if significant clinical findings are demonstrated. Permalink : ./index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=34665 [article] Should A Lumbar MRI For Back Pain Routinely Include The Sacro-Iliac Joint ? [texte imprimé] / Francis BROOKS, Auteur . - 2014 . - p.464-467. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Acta Orthopaedica Belgica > Vol 80/4 (Décembre 2014) . - p.464-467 Mots-clés : back pain  sacroiliac joint  MRI Résumé : Back pain is a common problem and has been shown to affect approximately 85% of the adult population at any one time. The source of this pain can be difficult to identify and the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) has been proposed as a possible pain source. Its percentage contribution to lower back pain is controversial. Clinical provocative tests for SIJ pathology have been developed but these have high intra and inter-observer variability and the significant of positive findings is unclear. This study proposes that the SIJ should not be imaged as part of a routine MRI lumbar spine series. Method : We retrospectively reviewed the images of 353 patients who had MRI lumbar spine scans. 130 had the SIJ imaged. We recorded the clinical findings and diagnosis at referral. We reviewed the images and documented the radiological findings. Results : SI joint pathology was most frequently identified when clinical suspected. Overall SIJ pathology found on MRI in only 0.02% of patients. Conclusion : We conclude that routinely imaging the SIJ in MRI lumbar spine series is not cost-effective or a useful use of resources. The SIJ should be imaged only if significant clinical findings are demonstrated. Permalink : ./index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=34665

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