“SI joint - body implication after injury”
I was just wondering what would happen to the musculoskeletal system after the SI joint fused itself. I am not sure when the SI joint fused itself, I just know it has been about three years since the MRI that showed it.
Female | 53 years old
Complaint duration: 3 years
Medications: tramadol, flexeril, methotrexate, mobic, orencia, lyrical, cymbalta
Conditions: RA, fibromyalgia
1 Answer
As you have discovered, there is very little if any loss of function when the SI joint is fused. This is because there is very little mobility in the joint to begin with and at times it is fused surgically because of disabling pain. Looking at your medications it appears that you have inflammatory arthritis which is the most likely cause of the fusion. cbm Christopher B Michelsen, MD, FAOA, FAAOS, FACS Col (Ret) USA Professor (Emeritus) Orthopaedic Surgery Columbia University, College of P&S
