ArticlePediatric rheumatology online journal2017
Anatomy of the sacroiliac joints in children and adolescents by computed tomography.
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- Infectious sacroiliitis: MRI- and CT-based assessment of disease extent, complications, and anatomic correlation.Skeletal radiology · 2024Article
- MRI-based synthetic CT for assessment of the bony elements of the sacroiliac joints in children.Insights into imaging · 2024Article
- The sacroiliac joint across ages - what is normal?Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease · 2024Review
- Diagnostics of Sacroiliac Joint Differentials to Axial Spondyloarthritis Changes by Magnetic Resonance Imaging.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Anatomical variation at the sacroiliac joints in young adults: estimated prevalence by CT and concomitant diagnostics by MRI.Skeletal radiology · 2022Article
- Normal subchondral high T2 signal on MRI mimicking sacroiliitis in children: frequency, age distribution, and relationship to skeletal maturity.European radiology · 2021Article
- Similarities and Differences Between Juvenile and Adult Spondyloarthropathies.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Review
- Management of Instability following Pyogenic Sacroiliitis: Technical Case Report.Case reports in orthopedics · 2020Article
- Maturation of pelvic ossification centers on computed tomography in normal children.Pediatric radiology · 2018Article
- Computed tomography in axial spondyloarthritis.Current opinion in rheumatology · 2018Review
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Abstract
backgroundDiagnosing sacroiliitis by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in children/adolescents can be difficult due to the growth-related changes. This study analyzed the normal osseous anatomy of the sacroiliac joints (SIJ) in a juvenile population using computed tomography (CT).
methodsThe anatomy of the SIJ was retrospectively analyzed in 124 trauma patients aged 9 months - <18 years by CT, based on 2 mm slices in axial, semi-axial and semi-coronal planes. The following anatomical features were recorded: intersegmental fusion of the sacral vertebral segments 1-3 (S1-S3), ossified nuclei (antero-superior at S1, lateral to the intervertebral spaces and lateral to S1 and S2) and joint facet defects larger than 3 mm.
resultsFusion of S1/S2 started at the age of 6 years and was complete after the age of 13 years in most girls and after the age of 14 years in most boys. Fusion of S2/S3 started at the age of 9 years, but could remain incomplete up to 18 years in both genders. Ossified nuclei antero-lateral at S1 and/or in the joint space were observed until the age of 18 years and occurred in 77% of individuals ≥13 years with intraarticular localization in 64% of girls and 60% of boys. Joint facet defects >3 mm occurred in 21 children/adolescents (17%) located to both the iliac and sacral joint facets.
conclusionsNormal osseous SIJ structures in children and adolescents vary considerably. Attention to these normal anatomical structures during growth may help to avoid false positive findings by MRI.
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