SIMEG Webinars and Online Conference
For ongoing discussion we initiated our new way presenting cutting edge information about sacroiliac joint surgery that is internet based. Our Board had agreed to complement our annual meetings with 2-hour internet conferences offered every 2nd month. They are open to SIMEG members, the SIJ surgical community, as well as representatives from industry. These spot webinars are free of charge. Contact us to receive your registration link.
Webinars
Join our free 2 hours educational webinars. We hope, that you will be encouraged to sign in for membership. We need your expertise and of course your membership fees to continue our projects:
- ISAR: International Sacrioiliac Arthrodesis Registry
- Literature research
- Education in diagnosis and treatment
Webinar: November 20th, 2021
SIJ Fusion vs Fixation for the treatment of SIJ Pain: What is the best method for long term outcomes?
- Prof. Dr. med. Julius Dengler, Chefarzt, Klinik für Neurochirurgie, Helios Klinikum Bad Saarow GmbH, 15526 Bad Saarow
- William W. Cross III, M.D., Consultant, Division of Orthopedic Trauma, Vice Chair, Department of OrthopedicS urgery, Mayo Clinic
200 First Street SW Rochester, MN 55905
Joint fusions/ arthrodesis are traditionally defined as surgical procedures to permanently hold a joint in a fixed position by fusing together the two bones which make up a joint.
Join us for a lively debate on the merits of treating SIJ pain and dysfunction using technologies which either create a traditional intra-articular or extra-articular boney joint fusion vs technologies which are based on fixation of an implant to the sacrum and to the ilium leading to immobilization of the SI joint.
Scientific program
| Lecture # | Start | Speaker | Lecture | Discussion | |
| 14:45 | Meeting open | ||||
| 15:00 | Welcome | Fuchs | 0:05 | ||
| 1 | 15:05 | What do we know and not know about SIJ diagnosis and treatment? | Kibsgard | 0:10 | 0:05 |
| 2 | 15:20 | Anatomy and histology of the SIJ - are we all different? | Hammer | 0:10 | 0:05 |
| 3 | 15:35 | Innervation and pain generators of the SIJ - well understood? | Szadek | 0:10 | 0:05 |
| 4 | 15:50 | Biomechanics of the SIJ - shock absorber or moving joint? | Sturesson | 0:10 | 0:05 |
| 16:05 | Bauerfeind: Sacroloc | Schuler | 0:10 | 0:05 | |
| 5 | 16:20 | Influence of sagittal balance on SIJ pain - does pelvic incidence matter? | Le Huec | 0:10 | 0:05 |
| 6 | 16:35 | SIJ injcections - how to do it and what´s the value for diagnosing SIJ pain? | Kurosawa | 0:10 | 0:05 |
| 7 | 16:50 | Denervation of the SIJ - can we talk about durability? | Roberts | 0:10 | 0:05 |
| 8 | 17:05 | X-ray, CT, SPECT-CT and MRI - what´s the adequate individual choice? | Hermann | 0:10 | 0:05 |
| 17:20 | Medtronic: Rialto | 0:02 | 0:03 | ||
| 9 | 17:25 | Registries - still a challenge? | Sobottke | 0:10 | 0:05 |
| 10 | 17:40 | SIJ registry - what is ISAR? | Blay | 0:10 | 0:05 |
| 11 | 17:55 | Technique, pitfalls and revision strategies - lateral approach | Dengler | 0:10 | 0:05 |
| 12 | 18:10 | Technique, pitfalls and revision strategies - oblique approach | Majd | 0:10 | 0:05 |
| 18:25 | Si-Bone: SImulator | 0:02 | 0:03 | ||
| 13 | 18:30 | Technique, pitfalls and revision strategies - posterior dorsal recess approach | Stark | 0:10 | 0:05 |
| 14 | 18:45 | Technique, pitfalls and revision strategies - posterior inferior approach | Donner | 0:10 | 0:05 |
| 15 | 19:00 | Fusing the spine and the SIJ at the same setting? | Franke | 0:10 | 0:05 |
| 16 | 19:15 | Clinical improvement after SIJ fusion - a literature review | Polly | 0:10 | 0:05 |
| 17 | 19:30 | Summary | Freeman | 0:10 | 0:05 |
| 19:45 | End |
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Sacroiliac Medical Experts
| Blay | Martin | MD | Kantonsspital Münsterlingen | 8596 | Münsterlingen | CHE |
| Dengler | Julius | MD | Helios Klinikum Bad Saarow, Neurochirurgie | 15526 | Bad Saarow | GER |
| Donner | Jeff | MD | Colorado Spine Institute | CO 80538 | Loveland | USA |
| Franke | Jörg | MD | Klinikum Magdeburg, Klinik für Orthopädie | 39130 | Magdeburg | GER |
| Freeman | Thomas | MD | Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida | 33602 | Tampa, Fl | USA |
| Fuchs | Volker | MD | AMEOS Klinikum Halberstadt | 38820 | Halberstadt | GER |
| Hammer | Niels | MD | Macroscopic and Clinical Anatomy. Gottfried Schatz Research Center: Medical University of Graz | 8010 | Graz, Austria | AUT |
| Hermann | Kay-Geert | MD | Universitätsklinikum Charité, Institut für Radiologie | 10117 | Berlin | GER |
| Kibsgard | Thomas | MD | Oslo University Hospital, Dep of Othopedics | 0424 | Oslo | NOR |
| Kurosawa | Daisuke | MD | JCHO Sendai Hospital | 961-8501 | Sendai | JPN |
| Le Huec | Jean Claude | MD | Bordeaux University Hospital | Bordeaux | Frau | |
| Majd | Mohammad | MD | American Health Network, Clinical professor, Indiana university | 47150 | New Albany | USA |
| Polly | David | MD | University of Minnesota | 55401 | Minneapolis, MN | USA |
| Roberts | Shannon | MD | Univ. of Toronto | L4MLC4 | Barrie, Ontario | CDN |
| Sobottke | Rolf | MD | Rhein-Maas Klinikum GmbH, Betriebsteil Marienhöhe, Ztr. F. Orth. u. UC | 52146 | Würselen | GER |
| Stark | John | MD | Backpain Clinic | 55401 | Minneapolis, MN | USA |
| Sturresson | Bengt | MD | Aleris specialistvard | 26262 | Ängelholm | SWE |
| Szadek | Karolina | PhD | Department of Anesthesiology | Amsterdam | NDL |
Medical Device Industry
| Company | County/City | Country | Presentation | Sponsor |
| Alevio Spine, LLC | Alabama | USA | ||
| Bauerfeind AG | Zeilenroda | Germany | x | x |
| Globus Medical | Pennsylvania | USA | ||
| Ilionmedical, Inc. | Minnesota | USA | ||
| LifeSpine, Inc. | Illinois | USA | ||
| Medtronic, Inc. | Minnesota | USA | x | x |
| NUTECH Spine | Alabama | USA | ||
| RTI Surgical, Inc. | Michigan | USA | ||
| SIGNUS Medical GmbH | Alzenau | Germany | ||
| SI Bone, Inc. | California | USA | x | x |
| SI-Technology, LLC | Colorado | USA | x | |
| VGI Medical | Florida | USA | ||
| Zyga Technology | Minnesota | USA | ||
| Zimmer/Biomet | Colorado | USA |
