Percutaneous resolution of lumbar facet joint cysts as an alternative treatment to surgery: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

A comprehensive review of the literature in order to analyze data about the success rate of percutaneous resolution of the lumbar facet joint cysts as a conservative management strategy.

Methods

A systematic search for relevant articles published during 1980 to May 2014 was performed in several electronic databases by using the specific MeSH terms and keywords. Most relevant data was captured and pooled for the meta-analysis to achieve overall effect size of treatment along with 95% confidence intervals.

Results

29 studies were included in the meta-analysis. Follow-up duration as mean ± sd (range) was 16±10.2 (5 days to 5.7 years). Overall the satisfactory results (after short- or long-term follow-up) were achieved in 55.8 [49.5, 62.08] % (pooled mean and 95%

SUBMITTER: Shuang F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4229115 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature