Sex Disparities of the Sacroiliac Joint : Focus on Joint Anatomy and Imaging Appearance

The sacroiliac joint (SIJ) is an anatomically complex joint which, as a functional unit with the pelvis and spine, is of decisive biomechanical importance for the human body. It is also a commonly overlooked source of lower back pain. Like the entire bony pelvis, the SIJ exhibits major sexual dimorphisms; thus, the sex-dependent evaluation of this joint is becoming increasingly important in clinical practice, both anatomically with joint shape variations and biomechanical differences as well as in terms of image appearance. The influence of the SIJ shape, which differs in women and men, is crucial for the different biomechanical joint properties. These differences are important in the development of joint diseases at the SIJ, which shows a specific difference between the sexes. This article aims to provide an overview of sex disparities of the SIJ regarding different anatomical and imaging appearances to further understand the insights into the interplay of sex differences and SIJ disease.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) - 13(2023), 4 vom: 09. Feb.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ulas, Sevtap Tugce [VerfasserIn]
Diekhoff, Torsten [VerfasserIn]
Ziegeler, Katharina [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anatomical variation
Axial spondyloarthritis
Journal Article
Osteitis condensans
Review
Sacroiliac joint
Sex disparities

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Date Revised 28.02.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/diagnostics13040642

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM353382698