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VOL. 11, ISSUE 12 (2024)
Clinical management for cervical radiculopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors
Ali Hassan Elbalawy, Adnan A Atwaa
Abstract
An inflamed or damaged nerve root in cervical spine is defined as
cervical radiculopathy. The purpose of the current study is to recognize the
most effective surgical procedures in cervical radiculopathy subjects. All
related studies were taken using PubMed searching international databases,
Scopus, ISI Web of Science (WoS), and Science direct with no limit of until
November 20th, 2021. Finally, based on inclusion and exclusion
criteria; after reviewing all randomized controlled trial studies those had the
related data the researchers were looking for, conducted a meta‑analysis with
seven remaining studies including eight different treatments. Heterogeneity was
evaluated by Cochran’s Q and Higgins I 2 using R software for the network. In
the results presented in this study, the neck disability index (NDI) changes as
a result of taking cervical anterior discectomy without (ACD) and with fusion
(ACDF) and ACD arthroplasty were ‑0.003, ‑1.659, and ‑1.656, respectively.
According to final diagram of the network, 11 comparisons were made in pairs.
When each treatment group is compared with ACDF, it is shown that there was a
significant mean effect among the patients who receive Mobi‑C, KineflxC, and
ADR, with mean differences of -8.60 [CI 95% (-12.75, -4.45)], -1.10 [CI 95%
(-5.22, 3.02)], and -1.00 [CI 95% (-7.18, 5.18)], respectively. The most
effective surgical treatments for cervical radiculopathy were Mobi‑c, KineflxC,
and artificial disc replacement compared to ACDF treatment, respectively.
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Pages:12-17
How to cite this article:
Ali Hassan Elbalawy, Adnan A Atwaa "Clinical management for cervical radiculopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis". International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development, Vol 11, Issue 12, 2024, Pages 12-17
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