Randomized Controlled Trial of Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion Using Triangular Titanium Implants vs Nonsurgical Management for Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction: 12-Month Outcomes
Polly DW, Cher DJ, Wine KD, Whang PG, Frank CJ, Harvey CF, Lockstadt H, Glaser JA, Limoni RP, Sembrano JN. Randomized Controlled Trial of Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion Using Triangular Titanium Implants vs Nonsurgical Management for Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction: 12-Month Outcomes. Neurosurgery 2015, 77: 674-691. PMID: 26291338, PMCID: PMC4605280, DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000000988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriangular titanium implantsQuality of lifeSacroiliac joint dysfunctionSurgical groupNonsurgical managementSIJ dysfunctionSIJ fusionJoint dysfunctionOswestry Disability Index improvementSix-month success rateInvasive Sacroiliac Joint FusionChronic SIJ dysfunctionInvasive SIJ fusionNonsurgical management groupsOswestry Disability IndexSacroiliac joint fusionLow back painRandomized Controlled TrialsLevel 1 studiesSuccess rateTitanium implantsDegenerative sacroiliitisSIJ disruptionDisability IndexSIJ pain