ArticleGlobal spine journal2023
Improved Outcomes with Concurrent Instrumentation and Fusion of the Sacroiliac Joint in Patients with Long Lumbosacral Constructs.
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- Uncoupled Auxiliary S2-Alar-Iliac Screws in Long Lumbopelvic Constructs: Exploratory Finite Element Analysis and Preliminary Clinical Experience.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Robotic-assisted percutaneous iliac fixation: Outcomes, history, and review.North American Spine Society journal · 2026Article
- A novel internal fixation system for sacral fractures: a finite element biomechanical study.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Clinical Outcomes Associated with Screw Loosening in S2 Alar-Iliac Fixation in Adult Spinal Deformity.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
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designRetrospective Cohort Study.
objectiveSpinal fusion, specifically constructs connected to pelvic bones, has been consistently reported as a predisposing factor to sacroiliac joint (SIJ) pain. The aim of this study is to compare SIJ outcomes in patients with constructs to the pelvis following instrumentation vs instrumentation plus fusion of the SIJ.
methodsData of study subjects was extracted from a prospectively maintained database as well as retrospectively collected from records at a tertiary academic medical center in the United States between 2018 and 2020.
resultsA cohort of 103 patients was divided into 2 groups: 65 in Group 1 [S2AI screw without fusion device] and 38 in Group 2 [S2AI screw with fusion device]. None of the patients in Group 2 developed postoperative SIJ pain compared to 44.6% in Group 1. Sacroiliac joint fusion occurred in all Group 2 but none of Group 1 patients. The postoperative Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for lower extremity (LE) pain (.8 vs .5;
conclusionThe SIJs carry the heavy load of long lumbosacral fusion constructs extending to the pelvis. Simultaneous SIJ instrumentation and fusion decreases the risk of disability, prevents the development of postoperative SIJ pain, and may also protect the S2AI screw from loosening and failure.
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