SI-BONE's 3D-printed triangular titanium implants had low adverse event rates similar to the prior machined version of the device, according to an article in Medical Devices: Evidence and Research.
Here are three things to know:
1. Study authors compared complaints related to the use of 3D-printed triangular titanium implants for sacroiliac joint fusion and to the device's prior version, which was manufactured with a titanium plasma spray coating.
2. The one-year cumulative probability of surgical revision was low in both the 3D and machined versions of the device:
- 5 percent for machined titanium plasma spray-coated implants
- 1 percent for 3D printed implants
3. There were no observed implant breakages or migrations in either group.