Osteitis condensans ilii
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Osteitis condensans ilii, also known as osteopathia condensans ilii or hyperostosis triangularis ilii inGermany, is characterised by benign sclerosis of the ilium adjacent to the sacroiliac (SI) joint, typically bilateral and triangular in shape.
Epidemiology
Osteitis condensans ilii has an incidence of 0.9-2.5%, and is much more common in women than men; primarily in pregnancy and the puerperium .
Clinical presentation
It is usually asymptomatic but uncommonly may cause axial lower back pain typically not centred over the SI joints, with a frequency of about 1-2.5% 4.
Pathology
Aetiology
The underlying aetiology is unknown but believed to be mechanical stress and imbalance across the SI joints causing a chronic stress response. Supporting this hypothesis, it is most often seen in women who have given birth; however, men and nulliparous women can be affected 2-4.
Radiographic features
Plain radiograph and CT
Osteitis condensans ilii is often diagnosed incidentally. The iliac side of the SI joint demonstrates sclerosis which is typically bilateral, symmetrical, and triangular in shape 3,4. The sclerosis is sharply defined and dense, mainly in the anterior mid third of the joint. Lack of sacral involvement or joint space narrowing is considered diagnostic and may obviate the need for further imaging 3 (symmetric small focal sclerosis of the apposing sacrum is allowable though). Unilateral osteitis condensans ilii has been reported.
Treatment and prognosis
It carries a benign prognosis and may even resolve spontaneously.
Differential diagnosis
The main differential diagnoses are sacroiliitis or SI joint osteoarthritis. With osteitis condensans ilii, the sacroiliac joint is normal, with no irregularity, erosions, or loss of joint space.
History and etymology
It was is thought to have been first described by Sicard, Gally, and Haguenau in 1926 10.
-<p><strong>Osteitis condensans ilii, </strong>also known as <strong>osteopathia condensans ilii</strong> or <strong>hyperostosis triangularis ilii </strong>in<strong> </strong>Germany, is characterised by benign sclerosis of the <a href="/articles/ilium">ilium</a> adjacent to the <a href="/articles/sacroiliac-joint">sacroiliac (SI) joint</a>, typically bilateral and triangular in shape.</p><h4>Epidemiology</h4><p>Osteitis condensans ilii has an <a title="Incidence" href="/articles/incidence-1">incidence</a> of 0.9-2.5%, and is much more common in women than men; primarily in pregnancy and the <a title="puerperium" href="/articles/puerperium">puerperium</a> .</p><h4>Clinical presentation</h4><p>It is usually asymptomatic but uncommonly may cause axial lower back pain typically not centred over the SI joints, with a frequency of about 1-2.5% <sup>4</sup>.</p><h4>Pathology</h4><h5>Aetiology</h5><p>The underlying aetiology is unknown but believed to be mechanical stress and imbalance across the SI joints causing a chronic stress response. Supporting this hypothesis, it is most often seen in women who have given birth; however, men and nulliparous women can be affected <sup>2-4</sup>. </p><h4>Radiographic features</h4><h5>Plain radiograph and CT</h5><p>Osteitis condensans ilii is often diagnosed incidentally. The iliac side of the SI joint demonstrates sclerosis which is typically bilateral, symmetrical, and triangular in shape <sup>3,4</sup>. The sclerosis is sharply defined and dense, mainly in the anterior mid third of the joint. Lack of sacral involvement or joint space narrowing is considered diagnostic and may obviate the need for further imaging <sup>3</sup> (symmetric small focal sclerosis of the apposing sacrum is allowable though). Unilateral osteitis condensans ilii has been reported.</p><h4>Treatment and prognosis</h4><p>It carries a benign prognosis and may even resolve spontaneously. </p><h4>Differential diagnosis</h4><p>The main differential diagnoses are <a href="/articles/sacroiliitis">sacroiliitis</a> or <a href="/articles/sij-osteoarthritis">SI joint osteoarthritis</a>. With osteitis condensans ilii, the sacroiliac joint is normal, with no irregularity, erosions, or loss of joint space.</p>- +<p><strong>Osteitis condensans ilii, </strong>also known as <strong>osteopathia condensans ilii</strong> or <strong>hyperostosis triangularis ilii </strong>in<strong> </strong>Germany, is characterised by benign sclerosis of the <a href="/articles/ilium">ilium</a> adjacent to the <a href="/articles/sacroiliac-joint">sacroiliac (SI) joint</a>, typically bilateral and triangular in shape.</p><h4>Epidemiology</h4><p>Osteitis condensans ilii has an <a href="/articles/incidence-1" title="Incidence">incidence</a> of 0.9-2.5%, and is much more common in women than men; primarily in pregnancy and the <a href="/articles/puerperium" title="puerperium">puerperium</a> .</p><h4>Clinical presentation</h4><p>It is usually asymptomatic but uncommonly may cause axial lower back pain typically not centred over the SI joints, with a frequency of about 1-2.5% <sup>4</sup>.</p><h4>Pathology</h4><h5>Aetiology</h5><p>The underlying aetiology is unknown but believed to be mechanical stress and imbalance across the SI joints causing a chronic stress response. Supporting this hypothesis, it is most often seen in women who have given birth; however, men and nulliparous women can be affected <sup>2-4</sup>. </p><h4>Radiographic features</h4><h5>Plain radiograph and CT</h5><p>Osteitis condensans ilii is often diagnosed incidentally. The iliac side of the SI joint demonstrates sclerosis which is typically bilateral, symmetrical, and triangular in shape <sup>3,4</sup>. The sclerosis is sharply defined and dense, mainly in the anterior mid third of the joint. Lack of sacral involvement or joint space narrowing is considered diagnostic and may obviate the need for further imaging <sup>3</sup> (symmetric small focal sclerosis of the apposing sacrum is allowable though). Unilateral osteitis condensans ilii has been reported.</p><h4>Treatment and prognosis</h4><p>It carries a benign prognosis and may even resolve spontaneously. </p><h4>Differential diagnosis</h4><p>The main differential diagnoses are <a href="/articles/sacroiliitis">sacroiliitis</a> or <a href="/articles/sij-osteoarthritis">SI joint osteoarthritis</a>. With osteitis condensans ilii, the sacroiliac joint is normal, with no irregularity, erosions, or loss of joint space.</p><h4>History and etymology</h4><p>It was is thought to have been first described by Sicard, Gally, and Haguenau in 1926 <sup>10</sup>.</p>
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- 10. Osteitis Condensans Ilii. Radiology. 1953;60(6):895-6. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1148/60.6.895">doi:10.1148/60.6.895</a>
- 11. Peter M. Williams & Doug W. Byerly. Osteitis Condensans Ilii. StatPearls Publishing. 2022. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK551569/">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK551569/</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31855396">Pubmed</a>
- 12. Parperis K, Psarelis S, Nikiphorou E. Osteitis Condensans Ilii: Current Knowledge and Diagnostic Approach. Rheumatol Int. 2020;40(7):1013-9. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-020-04582-9">doi:10.1007/s00296-020-04582-9</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32328707">Pubmed</a>
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