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CAHUEQUE, M; ARDEBOL, J; ARMAS, J  y  AZMITIA, E. Sacroiliac pain: diagnosis and treatment. Acta ortop. mex [online]. 2021, vol.35, n.1, pp.85-91.  Epub 17-Ene-2022. ISSN 2306-4102.

The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of current literature on the diagnosis and treatment of sacroiliac pain. Designation as a source of lower back pain has been controversial; However, as knowledge about the joint increases, its role as a generator of chronic pain has become better elucidated. The literature states that sacroiliac joint is the cause of pain in up to 30% of patients. Clinically, diagnosing sacroiliac pain can be difficult to assess; However, pain semiology, patient posture/movement and manual testing are useful for making the presumptive diagnosis of sacroiliac dysfunction. The most effective diagnostic test is image-guided injection of anesthetic solutions into the joint, which is considered positive if there is at least 75% acute symptom relief. Treatment begins with physiotherapy and/or intra-articular infiltration of steroids. If these fails, a possible option is radiofrequency (rizotomy) denervation of the joint. If this does not provide adequate relief, surgery may be considered, in the form of fusion; various work supports favorable outcomes in selected patients.

Palabras llave : Pain; joint; sacroiliac; treatment; review.

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