Sacroiliac Joint Inj

Sacroiliac joint inj

• indication

Inflammation of the synovial lining of the Sacroiliac Joint associated with:- 

• Traumatic injuries
• Rheumatological conditions like Ankylosing Spondylitis (HLA B27 positive), Psoriatic Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sexually Acquired Reactive Arthritis (SARA) associated with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and chlamydia infections

Diagnostic Injections

• To investigate in the pain clinic the cause of sciatica in the leg, and low back pain in the SIJ area.

 Technique

• Under local anaesthesia, a small diameter needle is placed into the joint  by using X-ray Guidance. X-ray contrast medium is  injected to confirm correct needle placement
• Drug mixture is injected

Complications

• No pain relief - if the cause of the pain was not the SIJ itself then injecting it will make no difference.
• Infection - procedure performed under aseptic conditions to reduce infection.