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ArticlePain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain2020

Inferior and Intra-/Peri-Articular Superior Sacroiliac Joint Injection Approaches Under Ultrasound Guidance to Treat Metastasis-Related Posterior Pelvic Bone Pain.

Daniel Chun-Suk Oh, Lucas First, Neal Rakesh, Hanna Oh, Amitabh Gulati

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Article in Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Daniel Chun-Suk OhDepartment of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital-University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell, New York, New York, U.S.A.ORCID 0000-0002-5192-8533
Lucas FirstDepartment of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital-University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Neal RakeshDepartment of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital-University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell, New York, New York, U.S.A.ORCID 0000-0003-0197-5240
Hanna OhDepartment of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital-University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Amitabh GulatiDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, U.S.A.ORCID 0000-0003-1654-8639
NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital · USMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · US

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Nicholas D Socci · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNumerous mechanical and pathologic variables contribute to sacroiliac joint (SIJ) pain. The oncologic population has additional considerations, including tumor burden causing fracture, nerve compression, joint instability, and periosteal inflammation. Post-treatment changes may also restrict joint mobility, causing transitional pain. Currently, fluoroscopically guided SIJ injections, aimed at the inferior one third of the SIJ, are the gold standard for treatment but have only been described in the nononcologic population. Ultrasound (US) guidance may confer several benefits, including positioning, ease of procedure, lower costs, and, importantly, guidance to avoid neovascularization, metastatic disease, and other soft tissue structures.

objectivesWe aim to describe the advantages of US-guided SIJ injections for refractory malignant SIJ pain from extra-articular tumors. We then describe our technique and decision framework for accessing the superior or inferior SIJ in patients with metastatic sacroiliac pain.

methodsA retrospective review was performed on 5 patients with refractory malignant SIJ pain who underwent US-guided superior or inferior approach SIJ injection. Using imaging and outcomes, we developed a decision framework.

resultsPatients received either inferior or superior approach SIJ injections depending on location of tumor, extent of tumor invasion, and stability of the SIJ as per our framework. All patients reported improvement in pain and function without complications.

conclusionsWe propose a decision framework for inferior vs. superior approach US-guided SIJ injections in the oncologic population with SIJ pain from metastases to the pelvis or sacrum. Having multiple techniques to approach the SIJ is important in the oncologic population, in whom metastatic tumor burden poses a technical challenge to performing these injections.

Indexed as

AdultBone NeoplasmsCancer PainFemaleGlucocorticoidsHumansInjections, Intra-ArticularLow Back PainMaleMethylprednisoloneMiddle AgedPelvic BonesRetrospective StudiesSacroiliac JointTriamcinoloneUltrasonography, InterventionalGlucocorticoidsMethylprednisoloneTriamcinolonesacral metastasissacral tumorsacroiliac metastasis corticosteroid injectionsacroiliac tumor

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PMID32270598
PMCPMC8529624
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