Case Studies

A Breakthrough Approach to Pelvic Fixation & Fusion 2

“SI-BONE is constantly innovating to improve outcomes with pelvic fixation in adult deformity patients”

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Provider
Jay Turner, MD, PhD.*
Speciality
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery Barrow Neurological Institute
Facility
Barrow Neurological Institute
Bio

Medical School: New Jersey Medical School
Doctorate: Rutgers – New Jersey Medical School
Graduate School: Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School, Dept of Physiology Residency: Barrow Neurological Institute, Dept of Neurosurgery Fellowship: San Diego Spine Foundation; Schulthess Klinik, Zurich Jay Turner, MD, PhD is a neurosurgeon in Phoenix, Arizona. 
He specializes in treating disorders of the brain and spine.

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Case Details

Condition
Spinopelvic Fixation
Patient
69-yo female / 74-yo female

Adult Idiopathic Scoliosis3

Patient History:
  • 74-yo female with history of idiopathic scoliosis, managed well as adolescent and young adult
  • Presented with several years of back pain and radiculopathy
  • Temporized with L3-4 laminectomy
  • Recurrent symptoms. No longer responded to therapy and injections
Surgical Treatment:
  • T10-pelvis posterior fixation and fusion
  • T12-S1 posterior column osteotomies
  • Four points of pelvic fixation including two iFuse Bedrock Granite®  fusion implants across each SI joint
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PostOp:
  • Maximum Cobb angle: 52o > 10o
  • VAS back pain 4: 8 > 10; VAS leg pain: 6 > 0
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3Patient results may vary.
4Consistent with results from Alan M, et al. Neurosurg Focus 2023 55(1):E5, DOI: 10.3171/2023.4.FOCUS23149.

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There are potential risks associated with iFuse procedures. They may not be appropriate for all patients and all patients may not benefit.
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