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Pain and disability were assessed using the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) and the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) at baseline and at 1-week, 1-month, and 6-month follow-up intervals. Patients were stratified by etiology (inflammatory vs degenerative), age, and BMI.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      All procedures were technically successful and complication-free. Mean NRS scores improved from 6.86\u2009\u00b1\u20091.20 at baseline to 2.26\u2009\u00b1\u20090.78 at 6\u00a0months (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). ODI scores decreased from 37.28\u2009\u00b1\u20099.84 to 5.68\u2009\u00b1\u20092.49 (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Greater ODI improvement was observed in inflammatory cases compared to degenerative ones (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05), though both subgroups showed significant clinical benefit. Age and BMI did not significantly affect outcomes.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>CT-guided SIJ injection is a safe and effective intervention for sacroiliitis, yielding sustained pain relief and functional improvement across both inflammatory and degenerative etiologies, independent of age and BMI.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s11547-026-02191-3","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,11]],"date-time":"2026-03-11T10:00:24Z","timestamp":1773223224000},"page":"1017-1026","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["CT-guided sacroiliac joint injection for chronic sacroiliitis: outcomes and predictors in a retrospective cohort study"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"131","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8890-8085","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mostafa Farouk","family":"Balbaa","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Antonio","family":"Barile","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mohamed Mahmoud","family":"El Shafei","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hoda Mohammed Aly","family":"Abdel Naby","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anna Maria","family":"Ierardi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mohamed Ragab","family":"Nouh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tarek","family":"El Sakka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pierpaolo","family":"Biondetti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Francesco","family":"Arrigoni","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gianpaolo","family":"Carrafiello","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mamdouh Ahmed","family":"Zidan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"2191_CR1","first-page":"370","volume":"36","author":"G Barros","year":"2019","unstructured":"Barros G, McGrath L, Gelfenbeyn M (2019) Sacroiliac joint dysfunction in patients with low back pain. 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