Background Sacroiliac bone marrow edema is an important factor in the diagnosis and management of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). Objectives The aim this meta-analysis to assess effect different bDMARDs tsDMARDs on SPARCC score at 12-16 48-52 weeks. Methods A systematic review, performed Pubmed, Embase Cochrane databases, included randomized controlled studies evaluating sacroiliac joint (SIJ)...

Synergy is a central tenet of the organizational level approach to human resource management (HRM). However, current theoretic treatments of synergy in the HRM literature are too inspecific to offer much insight about its essential characteristics in HRM systems. To move the treatment of synergy toward greater precision, this paper describes three different theoretic approaches to synergy in HR...

The accessory sacroiliac joint (ASIJ) is a known anatomic variant that has been recognized since the early 1900’s. It is a false joint remote and dorsal to the true synovial portion of the sacroiliac joint (SIJ). The sacral and iliac components are closely approximated with well-defined and corticated joint margins as well as a distinct joint space. The etiology of the ASIJ remains unclear. It ...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective, case series. PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to determine morbidity, complications, and patient reported outcomes from minimally invasive sacroiliac joint (SIJ) fusion. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE Lumbar back pain emanating from the SIJ can be surgically treated via a percutaneous approach in the appropriately selected patient with minimal morbidity and acceptabl...

Abstract. We introduce a concept of similarity between vertices of directed graphs. Let GA and GB be two directed graphs with respectively nA and nB vertices. We define a nA × nB similarity matrix S whose real entry sij expresses how similar vertex i (in GA) is to vertex j (in GB) : we say that sij is their similarity score. In the special case where GA = GB = G, the score sij is the similarity...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The authors examined the intertester reliability of assessments made based on a composite of 4 tests of pelvic symmetry or sacroiliac joint (SIJ) movement that are advocated in the literature for identifying people with SIJ region dysfunction. "Sacroiliac joint region dysfunction" is a term used to describe pain in or around the region of the joint that is presumed to be ...

BACKGROUND Piriformis syndrome can be caused by anatomic abnormalities. The treatments of piriformis syndrome include the injection of steroid into the piriformis muscle and near the area of the sciatic nerve. These techniques use either fluoroscopy and muscle electromyography to identify the piriformis muscle or a nerve stimulator to stimulate the sciatic nerve. METHODS The authors performed...

Decentralization has dramatically altered governance in developing countries. However, the empirical evidence on its welfare effects has been limited and ambiguous. I argue that this ambiguity is due to a misidentification of different types of decentralization – namely administrative, political and fiscal – and their synergies. In order to test this claim, the paper employs a unique Indonesian...