Lumbar Fusion Compared With Conservative Treatment in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: a Meta-analysis

Turku University Hospital666 enrolled

Overview

* To determine the effect size of lumbar fusion measured by Oswestry Disability Index and compared with conservative treatment in patients with chronic low back pain. * Meta-analysis using fixed effect model synthesis method. * Included studies were retrieved from Medline and Cochrane CENTRAL databases since 1990.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

666

Conditions

Comparison Between Effectiveness of Lumbar Fusion and Conservative Treatment

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * controlled randomized or non-randomized studies Exclusion Criteria: * not specified

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Oswestry Disability Index

Time frame: 2 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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