ArticleClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR2016
Ignoring the sacroiliac joint in chronic low back pain is costly.
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- The efficacy of primary sacroiliac joint fusion for low back pain caused by sacroiliac joint pathology: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2022Pooled it
- The efficacy and safety of using cooled radiofrequency in treating chronic sacroiliac joint pain: A PRISMA-compliant meta-analysis.Medicine · 2018Pooled it
- CT-guided sacroiliac joint injection for chronic sacroiliitis: outcomes and predictors in a retrospective cohort study.La Radiologia medica · 2026Article
- Effect of revision sacroiliac joint fusion on unresolved pain and disability: a retrospective cohort study.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2024Article
- Minimally invasive sacroiliac fusion: current insights and a comprehensive literature review.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2024Review
- Cooled radiofrequency ablation of the sacroiliac joint a retrospective case series.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
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- Minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion using a novel hydroxyapatite-coated screw: final 2-year clinical and radiographic results.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2021Article
- A Closer Look into the Association between the Sacroiliac Joint and Low Back Pain.Spartan medical research journal · 2021Article
- Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion: The Current Evidence.International journal of spine surgery · 2020Article
- Reliability and validity of a new clinical test for assessment of the sacroiliac joint dysfunction.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liao · 2018Article
- Durable intermediate-to long-term outcomes after minimally invasive transiliac sacroiliac joint fusion using triangular titanium implants.Medical devices (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2016Article
- Two-Year Outcomes from a Randomized Controlled Trial of Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion vs. Non-Surgical Management for Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction.International journal of spine surgery · 2016Article
- Work intensity in sacroiliac joint fusion and lumbar microdiscectomy.ClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR · 2016Article
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- Erratum issued
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Abstract
backgroundIncreasing evidence supports minimally invasive sacroiliac joint (SIJ) fusion as a safe and effective treatment for SIJ dysfunction. Failure to include the SIJ in the diagnostic evaluation of low back pain could result in unnecessary health care expenses.
designDecision analytic cost model.
methodsA decision analytic model calculating 2-year direct health care costs in patients with chronic low back pain considering lumbar fusion surgery was used.
resultsThe strategy of including the SIJ in the preoperative diagnostic workup of chronic low back pain saves an expected US$3,100 per patient over 2 years. Cost savings were robust to reasonable ranges for costs and probabilities, such as the probability of diagnosis and the probability of successful surgical treatment.
conclusionIncluding the SIJ as part of the diagnostic strategy in preoperative patients with chronic low back pain is likely to be cost saving in the short term.
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