Virginia physician completes region’s 1st SI joint fusion

Raj Sureja, MD, an interventional pain management specialist at Orthopaedic & Spine Center in Newport News, Va., performed the first sacroiliac joint fusion in the Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., region with the PainTEQ LinQ SI Joint Stabilization System.

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The patient had a history of chronic sacroiliitis and had undergone multiple unsuccessful pain management treatments, according to an April 18 news release from Orthopaedic & Spine Center.

The noninvasive, outpatient procedure allowed for an hourlong postoperative stay, and the patient plans on returning to work in a couple of weeks, the release said.

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