Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of intraarticular injection for the diagnosis and treatment of sacroiliac joint dysfunction [SID].Methods: Three hundred and fifty patients with chronic low back pain [LBP] were evaluated for this study. After detailed examination, 37 patients [two patients had bilateral SID] who had four positive provocation tests, whose pain were thought to be purely due to SID, and who had visual anolog scale [VAS] values greater than 4 were assigned to sacroiliac joint injection under flouroscopic guidance to reach the diagnostic and therapeutic goal. The intensity of pain was scored using VAS and LBP was assessed with Oswestry Disability Index [ODI] just before the injection, after two hours, and after a one-month follow-up period.Results: The patients group consisted of 27 women and 10 men [mean age 31.63 ± 7.43 years]. Sixteen of 37 patients to whom diagnostic injection was performed gave positive responses [Group 1] and 21 did not [Group 2]. There was no significant difference b...
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