Tag: sacroiliac joint
Promising results associated with sacroiliac joint fusion for patients with lower...
Sacroiliac joint fusion (SIJF) shows potential as a surgical treatment option for those with lower back pain as a result of sacroiliac joint (SIJ)...
Inspired Spine receives FDA clearance for Trident SI Joint Screw System
Inspired Spine has announced that its Trident SI Joint Screw System, for use in the sacroiliac (SI) joint, has received 510(k) clearance from the...
Orthofix FIREBIRD SI fusion system receives additional US FDA clearance for...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given Orthofix Medical 510(k) clearance for the nanotechnology feature of the Firebird SI fusion system, the 3D-printed titanium bone screw with nanotechnology designed to compress and...
Majority of women unaware that SI joint issues a leading cause...
Results of a recent survey of 1,000 women (age 35–60) conducted by SI-Bone found that 86% of respondents are unaware that sacroiliac (SI) joint...
SI-Bone announces publication of two-year iMIA randomised controlled trial results
Two-year results of a randomised controlled trial, published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, suggest that minimally invasive sacroiliac joint arthrodesis with triangular...
First patented single implant sacroiliac joint fusion system receives FDA clearance
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have granted clearance for the Catamaran sacroiliac joint fixation system (Tenon Medical) specifically indicated for sacroiliac joint...
It was supposed to be a Blue Ocean! Why sacroiliac joint...
Bruce Dall is a spine surgeon, having gained his medical qualification at the University of Nebraska Medical School (Omaha, USA), and an advocate for...
One-year data reveal superior pain improvements for SI-Bone Ifuse
One-year results from the IMIA (Ifuse Implant System Minimally Invasive Arthrodesis) randomised controlled trial have shown better pain and disability improvements for SI-Bone’s Ifuse...
Zyga receives new US patent for SImmetry sacroiliac joint fusion system
The US Patent and Trademark Office has issued a new patent relating to Zyga SImmetry’s Decorticator, an instrument which is designed to allow surgeons...
UK NICE recommends sacroiliac joint fusion for chronic sacroiliac pain
The UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published their Interventional Procedure Guidance document for minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion surgery...
US CMS to provide increased 2017 reimbursement for minimally invasive sacroiliac...
The US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its 2017 Final Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center...
One-year Zyga SImmetry data supports sacroiliac joint fusion with decortication
Zyga Technology has released 12-month fusion and clinical results for patients receiving SImmetry sacroiliac joint fusion with decortication. Study results were presented at the...
Camber Spine to conduct pain study following sacroiliac joint fusion with...
Camber Spine has partnered with Joseph DiCicco of Orthopedic Trauma Associates of Southwestern Ohio (Dayton, USA) to conduct a postoperative pain study on patients...