Although there has been some controversy in who should be performing SI joint fusions, the overall sentiment is that the minimally invasive procedure has been very beneficial in regard to patient safety and efficacy across the different specialties that perform these techniques.


JH: How do you go about obtaining training/credentialing to perform percutaneous SI joint fusion? DB: In addition to formal programs such as residencies or fellowships that focus on interventional musculoskeletal procedures, training may also be obtained in industry-, society- and foundation-sponsored courses. Credentialing to be able to perform these procedures can sometimes be difficult to obtain given the wide variety of specialties performing these procedures along with the heterogeneity of the education, training and experience of physicians performing SI joint fusions. The challenge is to determine the physician’s competency on a relatively new procedure often


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