title: The pathoanatomy and clinical significance of the sacroiliac joints.
abstract: The sacroiliac joint has a unique developmental anatomy which is responsible for an unusual and underdeveloped iliac cartilage surface. This surface tends to undergo premature degenerative change, which might be a factor in the pathogenesis of mechanical low back pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Cassidy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001416:Back Pain / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000473:pathology; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology*