Case Studies

High Energy SI Joint Disruption

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“iFuse TORQ is a thoughtfully designed fusion device that offers immediate fixation.”

Michael Gardner, MD

*Consultant for SI-BONE Inc.

Provider
Michael Gardner, MD*
Speciality
Professor and Vice Chair Chief, Orthopaedic Trauma Stanford University School of Medicine
Facility
Stanford Medicine
Bio
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine Orthopaedic Surgery Program (2001), Philadelphia, PA
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Case Details

Condition
Pelvic Trauma
Product(s)
iFuse TORQ
Patient
34 y/o male

High Energy SI Joint Disruption1,2

Patient History:
  • Unrestrained passenger highway motor vehicle crash
  • Complete right SI joint injury
  • Associated aortic root injury 
  • Placed in circumferential resuscitative sheet
Gardner - SI Joint Disruption - 1
Gardner - SI Joint Disruption - 1
Surgical Treatment:
  • Taken to the OR on day of injury
  • Reduction initially with C-clamp
  • Fixation with iFuse TORQ® x 2
Gardner - SI Joint Disruption - 2
Gardner - SI Joint Disruption - 2
Post-op:
  • Tolerated procedure well
  • Mobilized at 4.5 weeks
  • Stable fixation
  • Marked pain improvement
  • Returned to full functional activities at 5-month follow-up
Gardner - SI Joint Disruption - 3
Gardner - SI Joint Disruption - 3

1Patient results may vary
2Pain and disability improvement consistent with early SAFFRON trial (NCT05426356) outcomes. SI-BONE data on file.

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