4. DSA: Sacrum Flashcards
Describe the SI joint after puberty
- males
- females
males: SIJ ligaments are well developed and strong
Females: SIJ ligaments are less developed, allowing the mobility required during childbirth
Describe the sacrum in the second decade of life
Crescent-shaped ridge develops along the iliac surface that interdigitates with a depression on the sacral side, which adds stability and limits mobility
Describe the sacrum in the third decade of life
Crescent-shaped ridge becomes more pronounced decreasing ROM more
Males: degenerative changes may begin to occur on the iliac side
Describe the sacrum in the 4th and 5th decades of life
Males: degenerative changes begin on the sacral side
Fibrous ankylosis may further limit joint motion
The sacrum is described as either c shaped of L shape and are contoured with arms; the _______ is the junction of these arms anteriorly
apex
The SI joint is a _________ joint
diarthrodial joint; contains synovial fluid
***Different from any other joint in the body due to one side being hyaline cartilage and the other being fibrocartilage
This surface is….
- generally smooth
- hyaline cartilage
- decreases in width inferiorly and is wedged between the two ilia
Sacral surface
This surface is.... -Anteriorly smooth • Posteriorly fibrous, giving ligaments • Fibrocartilage
Iliac surface
The ______ ________ _______ is composed of inferior fibers from the third and fourth sacral segments, ascend to the PSIS and posterior end of the internal lip of the iliac crest
Posterior sacroiliac ligament
The ______ SI ligament is thicker than the ________ SI ligament
posterior is thicker than the anterior
The ______ _______ _______ connects the the third sacral ligament to the side of the pre-auricular sulcus
anterior SI ligament
The ______ ________ _______ is the major bond between the bones, filling the irregular space posterosuperior to the joint.
Covered posteriorly by the posterior sacroiliac ligament.
Interosseous sacroiliac ligament
This ligament connects the PSIS to the lateral aspect of the third and fourth sacral segments
Long dorsal SI ligament
What are the landmarks that the long dorsal SA ligament has a nose relationship with?
Erector spinae muscle
Posterior layer of the throacolumbar fascia
Sacrotuberous ligament
The long dorsal SI ligament becomes stretched when the sacrum is rotated in a _____ manner relative to the ilium
posterior