ArticleThe Korean journal of pain2021
The role of percutaneous neurolysis in lumbar disc herniation: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Article in The Korean journal of pain, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of Radiofrequency Ablation of the Sacroiliac Joint.Current pain and headache reports · 2024Pooled it
- Percutaneous Foraminal Neuroplasty Using Reference Spinal Needles: Technical Description.Pain and therapy · 2024Article
- Minimal-invasive pain procedures are effective in different degenerative pain generators in CLBP: A prospective cohort study.Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine · 2024Article
- Efficacy of Percutaneous Adhesiolysis in Managing Low Back and Lower Extremity Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Pain and therapy · 2023Review
- Outcomes of epidural steroids following percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy: a meta-analysis and systematic review.The Korean journal of pain · 2022Article
- Comments on "The role of percutaneous neurolysis in lumbar disc herniation: systematic review and meta-analysis".The Korean journal of pain · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundRecalcitrant disc herniation may result in chronic lumbar radiculopathy or sciatica. Fluoroscopically directed epidural injections and other conservative modalities may provide inadequate improvement in some patients. In these cases, percutaneous neurolysis with targeted delivery of medications is often the next step in pain management.
methodsAn evidence-based system of methodologic assessment, namely, the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) was used. Multiple databases were searched from 1966 to January 2021. Principles of the best evidence synthesis were incorporated into qualitative evidence synthesis. The primary outcome measure was the proportion of patients with significant pain relief and functional improvement (≥ 50%). Duration of relief was categorized as short-term (< 6 months) and long-term (≥ 6 months).
resultsThis assessment identified one high-quality randomized controlled trial (RCT) and 5 moderate-quality non-randomized studies with an application of percutaneous neurolysis in disc herniation. Overall, the results were positive, with level II evidence.
conclusionsBased on the present systematic review, with one RCT and 5 nonrandomized studies, the evidence level is II for percutaneous neurolysis in managing lumbar disc herniation.
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