Study results for mean (SD) VAS-pain score.
| Study | VAS-Pain MISJF Group, mean (SD) | VAS-Pain CM Group, mean (SD) | VAS-Pain Improvement Comparison Between Groupsa | |||
| Preop | Postop(6 mo) | Postop(24 mo) | Preop | Postop(6 mo) | ||
| Polly et al, 2016 | 82.3 (11.9) | 30.1 (29.4) | 26.5 (29.8) | 82.2 (9.9) | 70.3 (25.9) | 38.2 (P < 0.0001) |
| Dengler et al, 2019 | 77.7 (11.3) | 34.4 (23.9) | 31.8 (29.8) | 73.0 (13.8) | 67.8 (20.3) | 34 (P < 0.0001) |
| Vanaclocha et al, 2017 | 7.8 (1.4) | 2.4 (1.1) | 1.6 (0.8) | 7.5 (1.4) | 7.2 (1.8) | 6 (P < 0.001) |
↵a VAS-pain improvement in the MISJF group compared to the CM group (combining timepoints).
CM; conservative management, MISJF, minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion; Postop, postoperative; Preop, preoperative; VAS-pain; visual analog scale for pain.