ArticleOrthopedic research and reviews2022
Minimally Invasive Inferior Intra-Articular Sacroiliac Joint Fusion: Successful Application of Osseous Stabilization Using Allograft Bone.
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- Management of sacroiliac joint pain: current concepts.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025Pooled it
- 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 lateral, posterior, and posterolateral sacroiliac joint fusion for low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The Journal of international medical research · 2025Pooled it
- Minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion evidence gaps with biomechanics, devices, and industry influence: A narrative review.Brain & spine · 2026Review
- Comparison of a Novel Posterior Integrated Transfixation Sacroiliac Joint Fusion Approach to the Posterolateral and Lateral Approaches: A Cadaveric Biomechanical and Computational Analysis of the Fixation, Invasiveness, and Fusion Area.Medical devices (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Article
- American Society of Pain and Neuroscience Best Practice (ASPN) Guideline for the Treatment of Sacroiliac Disorders.Journal of pain research · 2024Review
- Minimally invasive sacroiliac fusion: current insights and a comprehensive literature review.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2024Review
- Comparative Evaluation of Mineralized Bone Allografts for Spinal Fusion Surgery.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2023Article
- Minimally Invasive Postero-Inferior Sacroiliac Joint Fusion: Surgical Technique and Procedural Details.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
Minimally invasive sacroiliac joint (SIJ) fusion is the preferred surgical method for managing patients with recalcitrant, chronically severe SIJ pain and dysfunction refractory to conservative medical measures. The primary surgical objective of all minimally invasive SIJ fusion procedures is to provide immediate stabilization within the joint space to support osseous consolidation and the development of a mechanically solid arthrodesis. The intra-articular surgical approach to the SIJ with allograft bone placement utilizes a trajectory and easily identifiable landmarks that allow the surgeon to control the risk of violating important neuro-vascular structures. The intra-articular approach can employ a superior or inferior operative trajectory, with the former restricted to allograft placement in the ligamentous portion of the SIJ. The inferior approach utilizes decortication to surgically create a channel originating in the purely articular portion of the joint space allowing for truly intra-articular implant placement within the osseous confines of the ilium and sacrum. Positioning the implant along the natural joint line and securing it within the underlying sub-chondral bone, mortise and tenon fashion provides stabilization and large surface area contact at the bone implant interface. The inferior, intra-articular approach also places the implant perpendicular to the S1 endplate, near the sacral axis of rotation, which addresses the most significant biomechanical forces across the joint. Short-term, post-surgical observational data from a 57 patient multi-center registry using the inferior, intra-articular approach show uniform and statistically significant improvement in all clinical outcomes (p < 0.001 for all comparisons), including an average 3-point improvement in back pain severity from 6.8 preoperatively to 3.8 at 6 months. Further clinical evaluation with longer-term follow-up of the inferior, intra-articular SIJ fusion procedure is encouraged.
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