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The “axial sacroiliac joint”

L'articulation “sacro-iliaque axiale”

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This article describes an iliac prominence and a sacral cavity, located extracapsularly approximately 15 mm dorsal to the angle created by the auricular facies of the sacroiliac joint. These bony structures are often covered by cartilage on one side, usually on the iliac prominence. The sacral cavity is occupied by areolar tissue, rich in adipocytes. They interface very closely, forming an extracapsular junction, which we have named the “axial sacroiliac joint”.

The study comprised 27 anatomical specimens, 3 of which were found to be ankylosed. Among the remaining 24, and iliac prominence was demonstrated on 22, and a sacral cavity on all.

Descriptions and measurements of the sacroiliac joint, the “axial sacroiliac joint”, and the spatial relationships are presented, the sacroiliac joint being the joint of reference. The study includes microscopy of the “axial sacroiliac joint”.

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Cet article décrit une saillie iliaque et une cavité sacrale, extracapsulaires, situées approximativement à 15 mm en arrière de l'angle formé par les surfaces auriculaires de l'articulation sacroiliaque. Ces structures sont le plus souvent revêtues d'un cartilage d'un côté, en général sur la saillie iliaque. La cavité sacrale contient du tissue aréolaire riche en adipocytes. Les surfaces sont proches de la congruence formant une jonction extracapsulaire que nous avons nommée l'articulation “sacro-iliaque axiale”.

L'étude porte sur 27 spécimens anatomiques dont 3 ont été trouvés ankylosés. Sur les 24 autres, 22 présentaient une saillie iliaque et tous une cavité sacrale.

L'étude présente les descriptions et dimensions de l'articulation sacro-iliaque, de l'articulation “sacro-iliaque axiale” et leurs rapports dans l'espace, l'articulation sacro-iliaque étant celle de référence et une étude microscopique de l'articulation “sacro-iliaque axiale”.

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  1. Anatomical Institute, University of Oslo, Karl Johans Gate 47, Oslo 1, Norway

    Odd Bakland

  2. Institute of Medical Biology, University of Tromsø, Norway

    Jon Helge Hansen

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Bakland, O., Hansen, J.H. The “axial sacroiliac joint”. Anat. Clin 6, 29–36 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01811211

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