@article{oai:nagasaki-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00005641,
 author = {Imamura, Takeshi and Saiki, Kazunobu and Okamoto, Keishi and Maeda, Junichiro and Matsuo, Hiroaki and Wakebe, Tetsuaki and Ogami, Keiko and Manabe, Yoshitaka and Koseki, Hironobu and Tomita, Masato and Tagami, Atsushi and Osaki, Makoto and Shindo, Hiroyuki and Tsurumoto, Toshiyuki},
 journal = {BioMed Research International},
 month = {Sep},
 note = {Theaimof this study was to characterize the individualswith sacroiliac joint bridging (SIB) by analyzing the degenerative changes in
theirwhole vertebral column and comparing themwith the controls.Atotal of 291modern Japanesemale skeletons,with an average
age at death of 60.8 years, were examined macroscopically. They were divided into two groups: individuals with SIB and those
without bridging (Non-SIB).The degenerative changes in their whole vertebral column were evaluated, and marginal osteophyte
scores (MOS) of the vertebral bodies and degenerative joint scores in zygapophyseal jointswere calculated. SIBwas recognized in 30
individuals froma total of 291 males (10.3%).The average of age at death in SIB group was significantly higher than that in Non-SIB
group. The values ofMOS in the thoracic spines, particularly in the anterior part of the vertebral bodies, were consecutively higher
in SIB group than in Non-SIB group. Incidence of fused vertebral bodies intervertebral levels was obviously higher in SIB group
than in Non-SIB group. SIB and marginal osteophyte formation in vertebral bodies could coexist in a skeletal population of men.
Some systemic factors might act on these degenerative changes simultaneously both in sacroiliac joint and in vertebral column., BioMed Research International, 2014, 879645; 2014},
 pages = {1--9},
 title = {Characterization of Individuals with Sacroiliac Joint Bridging in a Skeletal Population: Analysis of Degenerative Changes in Spinal Vertebrae},
 volume = {2014},
 year = {2014}
}