Biomechanical Predictors of Sacroiliac Joint Uptake on Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography.

Autor: Dharia AA; Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA. Electronic address: adharia@kumc.edu., Guillotte AR; Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA., De Stefano FA; Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA., Rouse AG; Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA., Ohiorhenuan IE; Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: World neurosurgery [World Neurosurg] 2024 Aug; Vol. 188, pp. e606-e612. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 04.
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.05.176
Abstrakt: Objective: Single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) is an emerging imaging modality that identifies sites of heightened bone metabolism in response to increased stresses. The relationship between sacroiliac (SI) joint radiotracer uptake and anatomic biomechanical parameters is poorly understood.
Methods: Adult patients with SPECT/CT scans performed at our institution between 2021 and 2023 for the workup of low back pain were included. Patient charts were reviewed for demographic factors including age, gender, and prior thoracolumbar fusion history. Biomechanical spinopelvic parameters were measured from standing scoliosis radiographs. SPECT/CT scans were reviewed for uptake at the SI joint. Patients were stratified into 2 cohorts; patients with SI uptake greater than iliac crest uptake were designated "hot," whereas those with less or equal uptake were labeled "cold."
Results: One-hundred and sixty patients met inclusion criteria. Patients were slightly more male (55%) with average age 55 ± 14.9 years. Sixty-eight patients (43%) had evidence of increased SI activity. Interrater reliability showed substantial agreement (kappa = 0.62). The hot cohort demonstrated greater pelvic incidence (54.8 ± 14.0 degrees vs. 51.0 ± 11.0 degrees, P = 0.031) and pelvic tilt (20.8 ± 9.5 degrees vs. 18.4 ± 8.6 degrees, P =0.047) compared with the cold cohort. Patients were otherwise similar between cohorts (P > 0.05).
Conclusions: Increased pelvic incidence and pelvic tilt angles are associated with SPECT/CT uptake at the SI joint, which may reflect altered biomechanics at the spinopelvic junction. SPECT/CT may be a valuable tool to assess SI degeneration. Future studies are warranted to better characterize the clinical applications of these findings.
(Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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