SI-BONE Announces Publication of 2 Significant Clinical Evidence Papers on Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion (press release)
SI-BONE, Inc. (San Jose, California), a medical device company that pioneered the use of the iFuse Implant System®, a minimally invasive surgical (MIS) device used to fuse the sacroiliac (SI) joint, announced today the publication of results from two clinical trials studying the iFuse Implant System. The first publication, entitled "Open vs. minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion: a multi-center comparison of perioperative measures and clinical outcomes," is a retrospective comparative cohort study of patients who underwent SI joint fusion using either an open surgical technique or the minimally invasive iFuse Implant System. The study involved surgeons at 7 sites and assessed both perioperative and 12- and 24-month outcomes measures on 263 patients. Patients treated with iFuse had significantly greater pain relief (6.2 and 5.6 point improvement from baseline in VAS pain scores at 12 and 24 months, respectively) compared to those treated with open surgery (2.7 and 2.0 point improvement at 12 and 24 months, respectively). The degree of pain re...
