Sacroiliac joint pain: is the medical world aware enough of its existence? Why not considering sacroiliac joint fusion in the recalcitrant cases?

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Vicente Vanaclocha-Vanaclocha et al. J Spine Surg. 2019 Sep.

. 2019 Sep;5(3):384-386.

doi: 10.21037/jss.2019.06.11.

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Randomized Trial of Sacroiliac Joint Arthrodesis Compared with Conservative Management for Chronic Low Back Pain Attributed to the Sacroiliac Joint.
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