SI Joint Fusion with LINQ® and TRAQ™

A minimally invasive posterior fusion for chronic sacroiliac joint pain

Mountain Home870-706-2557
Harrison870-233-9960

Is your pain coming from the SI joint?

You have two sacroiliac (SI) joints, where the base of the spine meets the pelvis. They carry the weight of your upper body into your legs, and when one is irritated, the pain is often mistaken for an ordinary back problem. Up to 1 in 3 cases of chronic low back pain may come from the SI joint.1

SI joint pain is often:

  • On one side of the low back, buttock, or hip
  • Worse with prolonged sitting, standing up, or climbing stairs
  • Painful when rolling over in bed
  • Started during or after pregnancy, a fall, or prior spine surgery
Illustration of the pelvis with the sacroiliac joint highlighted
A posterior SI joint implant shown next to an almond for size

A small implant, a single incision

SI joint fusion stabilizes the painful joint so the bones can fuse. With PainTEQ's posterior approach, an implant about the size of an almond is placed into the SI joint from the back, through a single incision about an inch long, along with bone graft that supports fusion.

There are two implant options, LINQ and TRAQ. Your physician will recommend the right one for your anatomy and history. Because the procedure is minimally invasive, larger procedures remain available later if your care ever needs to change.

Patients in a published multicenter study of LINQ posterior SI joint fusion reported an average of 67% pain relief after the procedure.2

Individual results vary.

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Your path to relief

  1. Evaluation

    We review your symptoms, history, and imaging, and examine how you move, including specific SI joint provocation tests.

  2. SI joint testing

    Diagnostic numbing injections into the SI joint confirm whether it's the true source of your pain. Insurance plans typically require this step.

  3. The procedure

    The implant is placed through a single small incision. The procedure is short, and you go home the same day.

  4. Recovery

    You begin moving carefully right away and build activity over the following weeks, following a specific plan from your physician.

Is SI joint fusion right for you?

SI joint fusion may be an option if:

  • Diagnostic injections have confirmed that your SI joint is the source of your pain
  • Physical therapy, medications, and SI joint injections haven't provided lasting relief
  • You want a minimally invasive option before considering open surgery

Our physicians will review your symptoms, exam, and imaging to determine whether this treatment is a good fit for you.

Mountain Home870-706-2557
Harrison870-233-9960
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Important safety information

As with any procedure, there are risks, including infection, bleeding, nerve irritation, and the possibility that the procedure may not fully relieve your pain. Your physician will review the specific risks with you before you decide. Individual results vary. Rx only.

1Cohen SP. Anesth Analg. 2005; DePalma MJ, et al. Pain Med. 2011. 2Sayed D, et al. Multicenter retrospective analysis of LINQ posterior SI joint fusion. J Pain Res. 2021.

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