Comparison of 7 surgical interventions for recurrent lumbar disc herniation: A network meta-analysis and systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Network meta-analysis of multiple treatment comparisons of recurrence lumbar disc herniation.

Objective

The purpose of comparing the differences between different surgical approaches for recurrent lumbar disc herniation (LDH).

Methods

The PubMed, Embase, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Google Scholar and China National Knowledge Infrastructure databases were searched for articles published before April 10th, 2024. The Markov chain Monte Carlo methods were used to perform a hierarchical Bayesian NMA in R version 4.3.3 using a random effects consistency model. The assessing outcomes were pain intensity, disability, complications and recurrence.

Results

20 studies including 1556 patients and 7 different approaches (PELD, MED, MIS-TLIF, TLIF

SUBMITTER: Zhang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11878942 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature