What This Procedure Involves
Small buttock incision. Two or three triangular titanium implants placed across the SI joint under X-ray guidance. Takes 45–90 minutes.
SI joint fusion for chronic pain uses triangular titanium implants placed minimally invasively to fuse the sacroiliac joint — for debilitating SI pain confirmed with diagnostic injections.
Small buttock incision. Two or three triangular titanium implants placed across the SI joint under X-ray guidance. Takes 45–90 minutes.
For confirmed SI joint dysfunction with at least two positive diagnostic injections, after six months of failed conservative treatment.
Physiotherapy, SI belt, radiofrequency ablation, prolotherapy, medication.
Diagnostic injection confirming 50–75% relief. MRI. Psychological assessment.
Significant pain reduction in 70–80% of carefully selected patients.
Several weeks.
Not all patients respond.
L5/S1.
Outside ideal corridor.
Incomplete fusion.
General or local with sedation.
Weight-bearing immediately. Avoid impact six to eight weeks. Full activity three months.
Reviews at six weeks, three months. CT at twelve months.
Gold standard is diagnostic injection under image guidance providing significant temporary relief.