Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 11 , Pages 2048-2056 , November 2008

Sources of Sacroiliac Region Pain: Insights Gained From a Study Comparing Standard Intra-Articular Injection With a Technique Combining Intra- and Peri-Articular Injection

  • Claude D. Borowsky, MD, MPhil

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Claude D. Borowsky, MD, MPhil, Pioneer Spine and Sports Physicians, 55 St. George St, Springfield, MA 01003
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  • Glenn Fagen, PhD

  • Image Result

    Sacroiliac (SI) injection: standard technique.

    Sacroiliac (SI) injection: standard technique.

  • Image Result

    Acceptable and unacceptable contrast patterns for S1-3 lateral branch block.

    Acceptable and unacceptable contrast patterns for S1-3 lateral branch block.

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    S1-3 lateral branch block: another contrast pattern to avoid.

    S1-3 lateral branch block: another contrast pattern to avoid.

  • Image Result

    AIAT score distributions at (A) 3-week follow-up and (B) 3-month follow-up. Gray bars indicate SI joint injection; black bars indicate SI + S1-S3 injection. Mann-Whitney P values at 3-week follow-up,

    AIAT score distributions at (A) 3-week follow-up and (B) 3-month follow-up. Gray bars indicate SI joint injection; black bars indicate SI + S1-S3 injection. Mann-Whitney P values at 3-week follow-up, P=.05; and at 3-month follow-up, P=.006.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(08)00530-3

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.06.006

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 11 , Pages 2048-2056 , November 2008