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. 2019 May 27;12:203–214. doi: 10.2147/MDER.S205812

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Improvement in visual analog scale SIJ pain (top) and Oswestry Disability Index (middle) and EuroQOL-5D (bottom) by time and treatment. Figure shows results for the current study in green. Figure also includes data from prior studies: INSITE (black, randomized trial of SIJF vs non-surgical management),6 iMIA (orange, randomized trial of SIJF vs conservative management)8 and SIFI (light blue, single-arm prospective trial of SIJF).7

Abbreviations: SIJ, sacroiliac joint; SIJF, sacroiliac joint fusion; ODI, Oswestry Disability Index; TTO, Time Trade-off; VAS, visual analog scale.