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This research aims to assess the safety and effectiveness of minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion compared to conservative management in patients with chronic SIJ pain.

May 14, 2016European Spine JournalOpen Access

Six-month outcomes from a randomized controlled trial of minimally invasive SI joint fusion with triangular titanium implants vs conservative management

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BSBengt SturessonNuance Communications (Austria)DKDjaya KoolsOnze Lieve Vrouwziekenhuis Hospital RPRobert PflugmacherRoyal Hospital School

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Randomized trial compares minimally invasive SI joint fusion and conservative management in chronic SIJ pain, indicating superior outcomes for fusion.

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This research aims to assess the safety and effectiveness of minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion compared to conservative management in patients with chronic SIJ pain.
Randomly assigned 103 adults with chronic SIJ pain to either minimally invasive SI joint fusion or conservative management.
Primary outcome measured was self-rated low back pain improvement at 6 months.
Additional measures included quality of life (EQ-5D-3L) and disability (Oswestry Disability Index).
Mean low back pain improved by 43.3 points in the SI joint fusion group vs. 5.7 points in the conservative management group (p < 0.0001).
Mean Oswestry Disability Index improved by 26 points in the SI joint fusion group vs. 6 points in the conservative management group (p < 0.0001).
SI joint fusion showed statistically superior results in terms of function and patient satisfaction without significant differences in adverse events.

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Sturesson et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a281c04e97b5a5b20efcb13 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-016-4599-9

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Randomized trial compares minimally invasive SI joint fusion and conservative management in chronic SIJ pain, indicating superior outcomes for fusion.

Six-month outcomes from a randomized controlled trial of minimally invasive SI joint fusion with triangular titanium implants vs conservative management

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Six-month outcomes from a randomized controlled trial of minimally invasive SI joint fusion with triangular titanium implants vs conservative management

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