J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1977 Sep;12(3):409-415. 10.4055/jkoa.1977.12.3.409.

Lesion in the Sacro-iliac Joint

• Kim YM
• Kim MH
• Han MS
• Limb WS

• KMID: 2461788
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1977.12.3.409

Abstract

Sacro-iliac joint is, as other joints, the prediIection site of tuberculous or pyogenic arthritis as well as primary or metastatic tumor. The writers reviewed twenty cases of sacro-iliac lesion performed at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, for the period of five years from June 1972 till May 1977. 1. They are tuberculous arthritis eleven, pyogenic arthritis five, ankylosing spondylitis two(one associated with spinal stenosis, the other with hip invoIvement), osteosarcomatosis one, metastatic tumor from adenocnrcinoma of prostate one 2. Infection is the predominant Iesion in sacro-iliac joint, and tuberculous arthritis is twice than pyogenic arthritis. 2. Early diagnosis of sacro-iliac lesion is difficult, but S-I stress test is a valuable finding. 4. Two of eleven cases of tuberculous arthritis, two of five cases of pyogenic arthritis with mild involvement were treated conservatively without sequele, but in more advanced cases, surgical intervention was preformed.

MeSH Terms

Arthritis
Early Diagnosis
Exercise Test
Hip
Joints*
Orthopedics
Prostate
Seoul
Spinal Stenosis
Spondylitis, Ankylosing