© 2004 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd & British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine
CASE REPORT
Bridging osteophyte of the anterosuperior sacroiliac joint as a cause of lumbar back pain
1 Narrabeen Sports Medicine Centre, Sydney Academy of Sport, Sydney, Australia
2 Prince of Wales Private Hospital, Sydney
3 North Sydney Sports Medicine Centre, Sydney
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Mr Parmar
Narrabeen Sports Medicine Centre, Sydney Academy of Sport, Wakehurst Parkway, Narrabeen, NSW 2101, Australia; kalparmar{at}rcsed.ac.uk
A case report is presented of a patient with an anterosuperior osteophytic bone bridge of the sacroiliac joint causing lumbar back pain. After prolonged physiotherapy, the bone bridge was excised, with complete resolution of the symptoms. Excision should only be considered in cases of symptomatic sacroiliac joint pain that does not respond to rehabilitation programmes and conservative treatment.
Abbreviations: CT, computed tomography; SI, sacroiliac
Keywords: lumbar back pain; sacroiliac joint; bony bridge; osteophyte
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Br. J. Sports Med. 2004 38: 742.
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