Best Strategies to Protect Patients from Unnecessary SIJ Fusion?

[drusso]

How are you approaching patients offered medically unnecessary SIJ fusion procedures?

Should You Get an SI Fusion? - Regenexx

Regenexx offers non-surgical, regenerative orthopedic treatment options for pain related to osteoarthritis, joint injuries, overuse conditions, spine pain, and common sports injuries.

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[TheLoneWolf]

How are you approaching patients offered medically unnecessary SIJ fusion procedures?

Should You Get an SI Fusion? - Regenexx

Regenexx offers non-surgical, regenerative orthopedic treatment options for pain related to osteoarthritis, joint injuries, overuse conditions, spine pain, and common sports injuries.

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If you see pointy shoes, run!

Look the proposed surgeon up on propublica and see if he is getting payed by the device manufacturer

 

[willabeast]

How are you approaching patients offered medically unnecessary SIJ fusion procedures?

Should You Get an SI Fusion? - Regenexx

Regenexx offers non-surgical, regenerative orthopedic treatment options for pain related to osteoarthritis, joint injuries, overuse conditions, spine pain, and common sports injuries.

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I just tell them about the last patient I saw who had that procedure. Works every time.

 

[RoloTomassi]

Lol I just saw Centeno's post on LinkedIn

 

[cowboydoc]

Lol I just saw Centeno's post on LinkedIn

Didn’t he make some outrageous comment about never having a failure with IO for SI issues? I’ll try to find it.

 

[SC Tian]

A new spine surgeon asked me for referrals for SI fusion, I said no, it did not work from my understanding.

 

[RoloTomassi]

Didn’t he make some outrageous comment about never having a failure with IO for SI issues? I’ll try to find it.

Yes something like all SI fusions are done by greedy ASC owners, then purports 100% success rate with intraosseous stem cells which I'm sure has higher margins

 

[specepic]

Have yet to see a happy pt after SI fusion

 

[scv]

"It's classified. I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you." - Maverick

 

[DOctorJay]

"It's classified. I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you." - Maverick

limitless cringe

 

[lobelsteve]

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