Patient Resources

patients Your surgeon is a key resource to understanding your Sacroiliac (SI) Joint disease. There are also many useful resources available on the web to research low back pain and Sacroiliac (SI) Joint disease. Please note that SI-BONE does not endorse or promote the external sites in the following list. These are provided only as an informational service. Below are some that we found to be helpful:

http://www.medicinenet.com/sacroiliac_joint_pain/article.htm
-Medicine net article on Sacroiliac (SI) Joint Pain

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacroiliac_joint
-Wikipedia article about the Sacroiliac (SI) Joint

http://orthopaedics.about.com/cs/hipsurgery/a/sacroiliacjoint.htm
-General information about inflammation of the Sacroiliac (SI) Joint

http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/lower-back-pain/treatment-options-sacroiliac-joint-dysfunction
-Spine health treatment options for Sacroiliac (SI) Joint dysfunction

http://www.hughston.com/hha/a.sacjnt.htm
-Hughston Health Alert: Spine Health, when your back’s against the wall

http://www.orthogate.org/patient-education/lumbar-spine/sacroiliac-joint-dysfunction.html
-Orthogate article about Sacroiliac (SI) Joint dysfunction

http://www.webmd.com/back-pain/tc/low-back-pain-cause
-Webmd, Low Back Pain health Center

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An Advanced Approach to Surgical Management of SI Joint Dysfunction
Up to 25% of all low back pain is SI Joint in origin – but the diagnosis of SI Joint disease is frequently overlooked. (Cohen, et al.)
It is common to link low back pain with protruding disc even when neurological signs are absent. (Weksler, et al.)
It is common for pain from SI Joint dysfunction to mimic discogenic or radicular low back pain. (Weksler, et al.)
Many patients go on to receive lumbar fusion instead of SI Joint fusion – so SI Joint disease should be strongly considered in differential diagnosis of low back pain. (Weksler, et al.)
Now there is an approach to surgical management of SI Joint dysfunction that’s easier and less invasive than traditional open surgery.
The iFuse Implant System consists of porous plasma spray coated implants, surgically inserted across the SI Joint to create fixation leading to fusion—from the inside.
The iFuse creates a biomechanically rigorous fixation/fusion system, designed to support reliable fixation/fusion and acute weight bearing capacity.
With the iFuse Implant System, there is no need for BMP in conjunction with autologous bone graft or additional pedicle screws, rods or hollow modular anchorage screws or cannulated compression screws or threaded cages within the joint or fracture fixation screws.
iFuse benefits:
The iFuse Implant System is designed to be the sacroiliac joint fusion/fixation method of choice for spine surgeons.
iFuse is a minimally invasive surgical solution to replace open surgical SI Joint fusion.
With iFuse there's minimal incision size, minimal soft tissue stripping, minimal tendon irritation and reduced risk of infection.
iFuse is a simplified minimally invasive surgical procedure.
Just drill, broach, insert Implants and close.
iFuse has a simple technique which reduces OR time to less than 1 hour.
iFuse has 3X shear and 7X bending strength compared with screws.
iFuse has improved patient perception of stability post-implant.
The incidence of SI joint degeneration in patients was 75% at 5 years post-fusion, which was significantly higher than in the non-fusion group, 38.2%. (Ha, et al.)
Among patients with one-segment fusion, 91% developed SI joint degeneration. (Ha, et al.)
Regardless of whether the fusion includes the sacrum, the SI joint is influenced by increased mechanical stress arising from lumbar/lumbosacral fusion. (Ha, et al.)
Posterolateral lumbar/lumbosacral fusion can be a cause of SIJ degeneration. (Ha, et al.)