A S Klauser 1 , M Sailer-Hoeck 2 , M M H Abdellah 1 , M S Taljanovic 3 , C Siedentopf 1 , T Auer 1 , J Brunner 2 , W R Jaschke 1 Show Affiliations »
Abstract
PURPOSE: To evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of US-guided sacroiliac joint injection in the treatment of sacroiliitis in children. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was approved by the institutional review board and informed oral and written consent was obtained from the patients and their parents. In 13 patients (7 females and 6 males), 9 - 16 years (mean +/- std 11.39 +/-1.98), 18 sacroiliac joint (SI joint) injections were performed under US guidance. All patients suffered from severe sacroiliitis. US scanning was performed using a linear-array transducer operating at 5 - 18 MHz. Rating of the patients pain using a 0 - 10 dolorimetry scale on a visual analog score (VAS) was recorded before, immediately after and 3 months after injection to monitor severity and therapeutic response. RESULTS: Injection could be performed in all patients without complication and showed good response immediately and 3 months after the injection with a decrease of the VAS (from mean +/- std 9.44 +/- 1.097 to 3.89 +/- 3.82, p < 0.001 and to 0.56 +/- 1.097, p < 0.05, respectively). CONCLUSION: US-guided SI joint injection was feasible in all children, relatively quick and easy to perform and appeared effective in the treatment of children with sacroiliitis. © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.
PURPOSE: To evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of US-guided sacroiliac joint injection in the treatment of sacroiliitis in children . MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was approved by the institutional review board and informed oral and written consent was obtained from the patients and their parents. In 13 patients (7 females and 6 males), 9 - 16 years (mean +/- std 11.39 +/-1.98), 18 sacroiliac joint (SI joint ) injections were performed under US guidance. All patients suffered from severe sacroiliitis . US scanning was performed using a linear-array transducer operating at 5 - 18 MHz. Rating of the patients pain using a 0 - 10 dolorimetry scale on a visual analog score (VAS) was recorded before, immediately after and 3 months after injection to monitor severity and therapeutic response. RESULTS: Injection could be performed in all patients without complication and showed good response immediately and 3 months after the injection with a decrease of the VAS (from mean +/- std 9.44 +/- 1.097 to 3.89 +/- 3.82, p < 0.001 and to 0.56 +/- 1.097, p < 0.05, respectively). CONCLUSION: US-guided SI joint injection was feasible in all children , relatively quick and easy to perform and appeared effective in the treatment of children with sacroiliitis . © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.
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Year: 2015
PMID： 25815457 DOI： 10.1055/s-0034-1399145
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ultraschall Med ISSN： 0172-4614 Impact factor: 6.548