Sacroiliac joint pain after multiple-segment lumbar fusion: a long-term observational study―Non-fused sacrum vs. fused sacrum

Introduction: Sacroiliac joint pain (SIJP) after lumbar fusion surgery has recently gained attention as a source of low back pain after lumbar fusion. There are two risk factors for postoperative SIJP, i.e., fusion involving the sacrum and multiple-segment fusion. In this study, we examined whether...

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Main Authors: Eiki Unoki, Naohisa Miyakoshi, Eiji Abe, Takashi Kobayashi, Toshiki Abe, Yoichi Shimada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research 2017-04-01
Series:Spine Surgery and Related Research
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ssrr/1/2/1_1.2016-0010/_pdf/-char/en