Surgical versus non-surgical treatment for sciatica: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the effectiveness and safety of surgery compared with non-surgical treatment for sciatica.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data sources

Medline, Embase, CINAHL, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, ClinicalTrials.gov, and the World Health Organisation International Clinical Trials Registry Platform from database inception to June 2022.

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies

Randomised controlled trials comparing any surgical treatment with non-surgical treatment, epidural steroid injections, or placebo or sham surgery, in people with sciatica of any duration due to lumbar disc herniation (diagnosed by radiological imaging).

Data extraction and synthesis

Two independent reviewers extracted data. Leg pain

SUBMITTER: Liu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10498296 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature