Annular Closure Device Reduces Symptomatic Reherniation Rates: Results of a Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background: The scope of existing annular closure device (ACD) studies examining long-term follow-up data is limited. There is a paucity of studies that report and analyze recent outcomes data following ACD use. Purpose: We sought to summarize the available long-term follow-up data on postoperative outcomes of the Barricaid (Intrinsic Therapeutics) ACD. Methods: Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, the PubMed, Cochrane, and OVID databases were searched to identify studies after 2015 that include direct evaluation of an ACD in a clinical context with a minimum of 2 years of follow-up and inclusion of reherniation and complication rates, while excluding case reports, reviews, and meta-analyses. Outcome measures incl

SUBMITTER: Dalal S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11748393 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature