Safety and 6-month effectiveness of minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion: a prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sacroiliac (SI) joint pain is an often overlooked cause of low back pain. SI joint arthrodesis has been reported to relieve pain and improve quality of life in patients suffering from degeneration or disruption of the SI joint who have failed non-surgical care. We report herein early results of a multicenter prospective single-arm cohort of patients with SI joint degeneration or disruption who underwent minimally invasive fusion using the iFuse Implant System®.

Methods

The safety cohort includes 94 subjects at 23 sites with chronic SI joint pain who met study eligibility criteria and underwent minimally invasive SI joint fusion with the iFuse Implant System® between August 2012 and September 2013. Subjects underwent structured assessments preoperatively, immediate

SUBMITTER: Duhon BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3865972 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature