ArticleOsteoarthritis and cartilage2017
Methodological flaws in meta-analysis of low-level laser therapy in knee osteoarthritis: A letter to the editor.
Article in Osteoarthritis and cartilage, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review and network meta-analysis on the optimal wavelength of low-level light therapy (LLLT) in treating knee osteoarthritis symptoms.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2024Pooled it
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- Laser therapy versus pulsed electromagnetic field therapy as treatment modalities for early knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial.BMC geriatrics · 2023Trial
- Low-level laser therapy in osteoarthritic pain: A narrative review with an approach to integrated clinical use.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2025Review
- Effects of low-level laser therapy on acupuncture points on knee pain and function in knee osteoarthritis.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2023Article
- Short- and Long-Term Effectiveness of Low-Level Laser Therapy Combined with Strength Training in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Is low-level laser therapy effective for patients with knee joint osteoarthritis? implications and strategies to promote laser therapy usage.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Article
- Effectiveness of Low-Level Laser Therapy Associated with Strength Training in Knee Osteoarthritis: Protocol for a Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial.Methods and protocols · 2021Article
- Neglect of relevant treatment recommendations in the conduct and reporting of a laser therapy knee osteoarthritis trial: letter to the editor.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- Interleukin-10 and collagen type II immunoexpression are modulated by photobiomodulation associated to aerobic and aquatic exercises in an experimental model of osteoarthritis.Lasers in medical science · 2018Article
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