By Chris Faubel, M.D.
ICD-9 code
- 846.0 “Sprains and strains of sacroiliac region, lumbosacral (joint)(ligament), or
- 846.1 “Sprains and strains of sacroiliac region, sacroiliac (ligament)
Cause
- Soft tissue injury to the iliac insertion of the ligament.
- Can be from direct trauma, a fall in which the ligament is pulled at that iliac crest insertion site, or a lifting injury
Location of the ligament
- Located typically 1-inch cephalad and 1-inch lateral from the ipsilateral posterior superior iliac spine (PSIS)
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