Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Surgical Treatments in Patients With Pure Cervical Radiculopathy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Traditionally paired meta-analysis revealed inconsistencies in the safety and effectiveness of surgical interventions. We conducted a network meta-analysis to assess various treatments' clinical efficacy and safety for pure cervical radiculopathy.

Methods

The Embase, PubMed, and Cochrane Library databases were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing different treatment options for patients with pure cervical radiculopathy from inception until October 23, 2021. The primary outcomes were postoperative success rates, postoperative complication rates, and postoperative reoperation rates. The pooled data were subjected to a random-effects consistency model. The protocol was published in PROSPERO (CRD42021284819).

Results

This study included 23

SUBMITTER: Gao QY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9330161 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature