The sacroiliac joint: Anatomy, physiology and clinical significance

Pain Physician

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-68

  Forst, Stacy L ^a   Wheeler, Michael T ^a   Fortin, Joseph D ^b   Vilensky, Joel A ^b  

^a Spine Technology and Rehabilitation PC   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intra articular injections; Low back pain; Radiofrequency neurotomy; Rehabilitation; Sacroiliac joint

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; BUPIVACAINE; NONIONIC CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ANATOMY; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CRYOTHERAPY; EXERCISE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT STABILITY; KINEMATICS; LOW BACK PAIN; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE SURGERY; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SACROILIAC JOINT;

BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; SACROILIAC JOINT;

EID: 33144462938     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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