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ArticleInternational journal of spine surgery2023

Minimally Invasive SI Joint Fusion Procedures for Chronic SI Joint Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Safety and Efficacy.

Peter G Whang, Vikas Patel, Bradley Duhon, Bengt Sturesson, Daniel Cher, W Carlton Reckling, Robyn Capobianco, David Polly

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Article in International journal of spine surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. 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 · 2025
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  4. Radiographic signs of implant loosening in sacroiliac joint fusion: an 11-year 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 · 2026
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  12. The Bedrock technique with triangular titanium rods for spinopelvic fixation and sacroiliac joint fusion: is there a learning curve?European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Peter G WhangDepartment of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Vikas PatelDepartment of Orthopedics and Spine Surgery, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.
Bradley DuhonFront Range Spine and Neurosurgery, Lone Tree, CO, USA.
Bengt SturessonDepartment of Orthopedics, Ängelholm Hospital, Ängelholm, Sweden.
Daniel CherSI-BONE, Inc., Santa Clara, CA, USA.
W Carlton RecklingSI-BONE, Inc., Santa Clara, CA, USA.
Robyn CapobiancoSI-BONE, Inc., Santa Clara, CA, USA robyn.capobianco@si-bone.com.
David PollyDepartment of Orthopedics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
SI-Bone (United States) · USFront Range Engineering (United States) · USHässleholms Sjukhus · SEUniversity of Colorado Denver · USUniversity of Minnesota System · USYale University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSacroiliac (SI) joint fusion is increasingly used to treat chronic SI joint pain. Multiple surgical approaches are now available.

methodsData abstraction and random effects meta-analysis of safety and efficacy outcomes from published patient cohorts. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and safety measures were stratified by surgical technique: transiliac, including lateral transiliac (LTI) and posterolateral transiliac (PLTI), and posterior interpositional (PI) procedures.

resultsFifty-seven cohorts of 2851 patients were identified, including 43 cohorts (2126 patients) for LTI, 6 cohorts (228 patients) for PLTI, and 8 cohorts (497 patients) for PI procedures. Randomized trials were only available for LTI. PROs were available for pain (numeric rating scale) in 57 cohorts (2851 patients) and disability (Oswestry Disability Index [ODI]) in 37 cohorts (1978 patients).All studies with PROs showed improvement from baseline after surgery. Meta-analytic improvements in pain scores were highest for LTI (4.8 points [0-10 scale]), slightly lower for PLTI (4.2 points), and lowest for PI procedures (3.8 points, DISCUSSION: Literature support for SI joint fusion is growing. The LTI procedure contains the largest body of available evidence and shows the largest improvements in pain and ODI. Only LTI procedures have independent radiographic evidence of fusion and implant placement. The adverse event rate for all procedures was low. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 1:

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lateral transiliacmeta-analysissacroiliac jointsacroiliac joint fusionsystematic review

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PMCPMC10753354
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