Long-term evolution of postpartum sacroiliac bone marrow oedema: a 5-year longitudinal follow-up study

• Published in: Rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases open Vol. 11; no. 2; p. e005309
• Main Authors: Varkas, Gaëlle, De Meester, Liesbet, de Hooge, Manouk, De Craemer, Ann-Sophie, Herregods, Nele, Jans, Lennart, Carron, Philippe, Elewaut, Dirk, Van den Bosch, Filip
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England EULAR 04.04.2025; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group
• Subjects: Adult; Axial Spondyloarthritis; Back pain; Bone marrow; Bone Marrow - pathology; Bone Marrow Diseases - diagnosis; Bone Marrow Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Bone Marrow Diseases - epidemiology; Bone Marrow Diseases - etiology; Bone Marrow Diseases - pathology; Childbirth & labor; Edema; Edema - diagnosis; Edema - diagnostic imaging; Edema - epidemiology; Edema - etiology; Edema - pathology; Evolution; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Hypothesis testing; Inflammation; Longitudinal Studies; Low Back Pain; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Obstetrics; Original Research; Postpartum Period; Pregnancy; Questionnaires; Sacroiliac Joint - diagnostic imaging; Sacroiliac Joint - pathology; Software; Spondyloarthritis; Statistical analysis; Womens health; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Inflammation; Low Back Pain; Axial Spondyloarthritis; Spondyloarthritis

IntroductionBone marrow oedema (BME) on MRI of the sacroiliac joints (SIJ) commonly occurs after pregnancy. Our goal was to assess the evolution of BME over a period of 5 years and the potential development of structural lesions.MethodsMRI-SIJ was performed after an uncomplicated vaginal delivery, w...