Sacro-Iliac Joint

Question 1

What is the auricular surface of the ilium composed of?

Answer 1

Articular Cartilage

Interspersed with Fibrocartilage

Question 2

What is the auricular surface of the ilium composed of?

Answer 2

True Articular Cartilage

A Modification of Hyaline Cartilage

Question 3

What does ankylosis mean?

Answer 3

A condition of fibrosus adhesion occurs within the joint

Question 4

What is the age and surface bias associated with degenerative arthritis of the sacra-iliac joint?

Answer 4

Age 40

Iliac Auricular Surface

Question 5

What is the age and gender bias associated with ankylosis of the sacra-iliac joint?

Answer 5

Age 50

Male bias particularly in African American Males

Question 6

What is the relationship between the capsular and interosseous sacroiliac ligaments?

Answer 6

Interosseous sacro-iliac ligament replaces the capsular ligament posteriorly

Question 7

What passes between the layers of the interosseous sacroiliac ligament?

Answer 7

Dorsal Rami from the Sacral Spinal Nerves