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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1941;23:922-928.
© 1941 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

PRIMARY PYOGENIC INFECTION OF THE SACRO-ILIAC ARTICULATION. A NEW APPROACH TO THE JOINT

Report of Seven Cases

LEON AVILA JR. M.D.1

1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital Rosales, San Salvador

Of seven cases of primary pyogenic infection of the sacro-iliac joint, three were due to staphylococci, one to streptococci, and the cause of three was not known. All seven patients made a complete recovery.

Due to the peculiar anatomy of the joint, a posterior approach will not drain an anterior abscess, and vice versa. In this small series of seven cases, the abscess formed anteriorly in six patients.

The author has found a new anterior approach valuable.


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