Table 4: Evaluation of patients that did not refer proper analgesia

after intra-articular sacroiliac block for the 9 patients.

Time to refer

VNS = 4 cm

(weeks)

N = 9

Gender

N = 9

VNS

prior block

(cm)

VNS

3-week

block

Metamizole

daily

consumption

prior block

(g)

Metamizole

daily

consumption

3-week block

(g)

2.2 ± 0.83

M: 4

F: 5

8.55 ± 1.94

7.77 ± 1.48

3.33 ± 0.71

3.11 ± 0.78

M = male. F = female.

VNS (visual numeric pain scale) (0-10 cm):

p > 0.05 (prior versus 3-week).

Metamizole daily consumption (g):

p > 0.05 (prior versus 3-week).