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Unilateral Accessory Sacroiliac Joint with Bone Marrow Edema Mimicking Sacroiliitis.

Eric ToussirotSébastien AubryMichel Runge

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medicine.medical_specialtyImmunologyDiagnosis Differential03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineRheumatologyBone MarrowmedicineImmunology and AllergyLocal pressureEdemaHumansSacroiliitisBone Marrow Diseases030203 arthritis & rheumatologySacroiliac jointbusiness.industrySacroiliitisSacroiliac JointMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseBone marrow edemaLow back painMagnetic Resonance Imagingmedicine.anatomical_structureLeft buttockFemaleRadiologymedicine.symptombusiness030217 neurology & neurosurgery

description

Accessory sacroiliac joint (SIJ) is described as a common anatomical variant, identified in 13–18% and up to 40% of the general population1,2. It can be unilateral or bilateral and is related to aging, obesity, or women with multiple deliveries2,3. The patient, a 53-year-old white woman, presented with low back pain and left buttock pain for 6 months. She had no fever and local pressure on left SIJ reproduced …

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2018-09-01The Journal of rheumatology
10.3899/jrheum.180030https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30173180