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Annular closure/repair devices reduce reherniation rate following discectomy vs discectomy alone

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February 2019

Annular closure/repair devices reduce reherniation rate following discectomy vs discectomy alone

Vol: 8| Issue: 2| Number:109| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Meta analysis
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Annular closure device for disc herniation: meta-analysis of clinical outcome and complications

BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2018 Aug 16;19(1):290. doi: 10.1186/s12891-018-2213-5

Contributing Authors:
RJ Mobbs K Phan WJ Choy AD Diwan CS Ong

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Two randomized controlled trials and two prospective cohort studies were included in this meta-analysis which compared outcomes after discectomy for lumbar disc herniation between groups which received additional intervention with an annular closure or repair device (Barricaid; Intrinsic Therapeutics, Inc., or Anulex-Xclose; Anulex Technologies), and groups which received discectomy alone. Inciden...

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