ArticleInternational journal of spine surgery2020
Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion: The Current Evidence.
Article in International journal of spine surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Consensus practice guidelines on sacroiliac joint complex pain from a multispecialty, international working group.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2025Guideline
- Utility of minimally invasive percutaneous arthrodesis of the sacroiliac joint for the treatment of low back pain: systematic review of the literature.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 · 2025Pooled it
- Minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion using triangular titanium implants versus nonsurgical management for sacroiliac joint dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgiePooled it
- Safety and performance of a novel synthetic biomimetic scaffold for iliac crest defect reconstruction during surgical treatment of pelvic girdle pain: a first-in-human trial.British medical bulletin · 2025Trial
- Three-and-a-Half-Year Follow-Up After Sacroiliac Joint Fusion With Preexisting Ipsilateral Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2026Article
- Revision sacroiliac joint fusion: mid-term patient-reported outcomes.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2026Article
- Sacroiliac Joint Fusion: A Comparison Between Robotic Guidance Fusion and Minimally Invasive Navigation Fusion.Cureus · 2025Article
- Pelvic Fixation in Adult Spinal Deformity: Complications, Controversies, and Future Directions.Global spine journal · 2025Article
- Clinical outcome measures following lateral versus posterior sacroiliac joint fusion: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Brain & spine · 2025Article
- Accelerometer-based daily physical activity monitoring in patients with postpartum sacroiliac joint dysfunction: a case-control study.International biomechanics · 2024Article
- Successful coil embolization of a ruptured pseudoaneurysm of the superior gluteal artery after a percutaneous awake robot-assisted sacroiliac joint fusion: illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2024Article
- Intraoperative fat embolism syndrome associated with implantation of titanium sacroiliac joint fusion implants: a report of two cases.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2024Article
- 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
- The effect of minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion compared to sham operation: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial.EClinicalMedicine · 2024Article
- Potential S1 Nerve Root Blocks Associated with Sacroiliac Joint Injections.Pain research & management · 2024Article
- Response to letter to the editor regarding "posterior intra-articular fixation stabilizes both primary and secondary sacroiliac joints: a cadaveric study and comparison to lateral trans-articular fixation literature."Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- Minimally Invasive Postero-Inferior Sacroiliac Joint Fusion: Surgical Technique and Procedural Details.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Posterior intra-articular fixation stabilizes both primary and secondary sacroiliac joints: a cadaveric study and comparison to lateral trans-articular fixation literature.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- Patient-Reported and Radiographic Outcomes After Revision Sacroiliac Joint Fusion.International journal of spine surgery · 2023Article
- Biportal Endoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation of the Sacroiliac Joint Complex in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain: A Technical Note with 1-Year Follow-Up.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundFusion of the sacroiliac (SI) joint as a treatment for low back pain remains controversial. The purpose of this manuscript is to review the current literature and clinical outcomes of SI joint fusion surgery.
methodsWe conducted a literature review and included studies with the term "sacroiliac joint fusion" that had at least 12 months of clinical follow-up, reported on minimally invasive techniques, and included patient-reported outcome measures.
resultsTwo approach types (dorsal and lateral) and numerous different implant manufacturers were identified. Most studies included level 4 data, with a small number of level 2 prospective cohort studies and 2 prospective level 1 studies. Every reviewed study reported clinical benefit in terms of improved pain scores or improvement in validated disability measures. Complication rates were low.
conclusionsMinimally invasive SI joint fusion provides clinically significant improvement in pain scores and disability in most patients, across multiple studies and implant manufacturers. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 5. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Emerging evidence in support of SI joint fusion indicates that clinicians should examine the SI joint and include SI joint pain in their differential diagnosis for low back pain patients.
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