Triangular Titanium Implants for Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion: A Prospective Study.

ABSTRACT: Study Design?Prospective multicenter single-arm interventional clinical trial. Objective?To determine the degree of improvement in sacroiliac (SI) joint pain, disability related to SI joint pain, and quality of life in patients with SI joint dysfunction who undergo minimally invasive SI joint fusion using triangular-shaped titanium implants. Methods?Subjects (n?=?172) underwent minimally invasive SI joint fusion between August 2012 and January 2014 and completed structured assessments preoperatively and at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively, including a 100-mm SI joint and back pain visual analog scale (VAS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Short Form-36 (SF-36), and EuroQOL-5D. Patient satisfaction with surgery was assessed at 6 and 12 months. Results?Mean SI joint pain improved from 79.8 at baseline to 30.0 and 30.4 at 6 and 12 months, respectively (mean improvements of 49.9 and 49.1 points, p?

SUBMITTER: Duhon BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4836932 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature