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Minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion vs. conservative management for chronic sacroiliac joint pain

open access: yesJournal of Spine Surgery, 2019
Dengler et al . have reported the 12-month results of a randomized controlled trial comparing minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion to conservative measures (1). This study is the second RCT (randomized control trial) of MIS SI (minimally invasive sacroiliac joint) fusion versus CM (conservative management) and it has findings consistent in ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Comparison of the costs of nonoperative care to minimally invasive surgery for sacroiliac joint disruption and degenerative sacroiliitis in a United States commercial payer population: potential economic implications of a new minimally invasive technology

open access: yesClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research, 2014
Stacey J Ackerman,1 David W Polly Jr,2 Tyler Knight,3 Karen Schneider,4 Tim Holt,5 John Cummings Jr6 1Covance Market Access Services Inc., San Diego, CA, USA; 2University of Minnesota, Orthopaedic Surgery, Minneapolis, MN, USA; 3Covance Market Access ...
Ackerman SJ   +5 more
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Four-year outcomes after minimally invasive transiliac sacroiliac joint fusion with triangular titanium implants

open access: yesMedical Devices: Evidence and Research, 2018
Emily Darr,1 Daniel Cher2 1Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA; 2Clinical Affairs, SI-BONE, Inc., Santa Clara, CA, USA Background: Increasing long-term evidence supports the safety and ...
Darr E, Cher D
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Seronegative spondyloarthropathies : a review : part I: classification and differential diagnosis [PDF]

open access: yes, 1993
The seronegative spondyloarthropathies comprise a group of non-rheumatoid disorders with similar clinical, laboratory and genetic features. Recognition of new clinical features has supported the notion that they all form part of a clinical spectrum ...
Borg, Andrew A.   +2 more
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MRI-based synthetic CT for assessment of the bony elements of the sacroiliac joints in children

open access: yesInsights into Imaging
Objectives The purpose of this study is to assess the equivalency of MRI-based synthetic CT (sCT) to conventional CT for sacroiliac joint bony morphology assessment in children. Methods A prospective study was performed.
Eva Schiettecatte   +6 more
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Genetic epidemiology of ankylosing spondylitis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Introduction: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory arthritis and represents the most common seronegative spondyloarthropathy with an approximate prevalence of one in one thousand Caucasians.
Snelgrove, Tara
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Targeting inflammatory pathways in axial spondyloarthritis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The triggers and pathogenesis of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) are not yet completely understood. However, therapeutic agents targeting tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-17 inflammatory pathways have proven successful in suppressing many of the ...
Furst, Daniel E, Louie, James S
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Traumatic Hemipelvectomy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Purpose:: Open or closed traumatic hemipelvectomy is defined as a uni- or bilateral avulsion of the bony hemipelvis in combination with rupture of the large pelvic nerves and vessels and is usually accompanied by injuries of the genitourinary tract and ...
Keel, Marius   +2 more
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Posterolateral lumbar spine fusion using a novel demineralized bone matrix: a controlled case pilot study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Introduction: Intertransverse posterolateral fusion along with instrumentation is a common technique used for spinal fusion. Iliac crest bone graft (ICBG) offers good fusion success rates with a low risk for disease transmission but is, however, linked ...
Kosmopoulos, Victor   +4 more
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Degeneration of the intervertebral disc with new approaches for treating low back pain. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This review paper discusses the process of disc degeneration and the current understanding of cellular degradation in patients who present with low back pain.
Binch, AL   +3 more
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