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Sacroiliac joint interventions: a systematic review.

Hans C Hansen1, Anne Marie McKenzie-Brown, Steven P Cohen

  • 1The Pain Relief Center, Conover, NC 28613, USA. hans.hippocrates.org

Pain Physician
|January 27, 2007
PubMed
Summary

Diagnostic sacroiliac joint injections show moderate accuracy for chronic low back pain. Evidence for therapeutic interventions like injections and radiofrequency neurotomy is limited, requiring further research for pain management.

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Area of Science:

  • Pain Medicine
  • Interventional Pain Management
  • Diagnostic Accuracy

Background:

  • The sacroiliac joint is a common source of chronic low back pain, often presenting with referred pain.
  • Diagnosing sacroiliac joint pain is challenging due to a lack of definitive clinical and radiological signs.
  • Controlled diagnostic blocks are considered the gold standard for identifying sacroiliac joint pain generators.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review and update evidence on diagnostic and therapeutic interventions for sacroiliac joint pain.
  • To assess the accuracy of diagnostic techniques, including provocative maneuvers and diagnostic blocks.
  • To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of therapeutic interventions such as intraarticular injections and radiofrequency neurotomy.

Main Methods:

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  • Systematic review adhering to AHRQ and Cochrane criteria.
  • Searched EMBASE, MEDLINE, and Cochrane Reviews (1966-2006) for relevant studies.
  • Included systematic reviews, narrative reviews, and prospective/retrospective studies on sacroiliac joint pain interventions.

Main Results:

  • Moderate evidence supports the accuracy of comparative, controlled sacroiliac joint diagnostic blocks.
  • Prevalence of sacroiliac joint pain ranges from 10% to 27% based on diagnostic blocks.
  • Limited evidence exists for the diagnostic accuracy of provocative maneuvers and the therapeutic efficacy of intraarticular injections and radiofrequency neurotomy for pain relief.

Conclusions:

  • Diagnostic sacroiliac joint injections demonstrate moderate evidence for specificity and validity.
  • Provocative maneuvers have limited evidence for accurately diagnosing sacroiliac joint pain.
  • Evidence for therapeutic intraarticular sacroiliac joint injections and radiofrequency neurotomy in managing chronic pain is limited.