Association of robot-assisted techniques with the accuracy rates of pedicle screw placement: A network pooling analysis

Wei, Fei-Long; Gao, Quan-You; Wei, Heng; Zhu, Ke; Yang, Fan; Du, Rui-Ming; Zhou, Cheng-Pei; Qian, Jixian; Yan, Xiaodong

doi:10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101421

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“…Disagreements were resolved through consensus. According to Cochrane’s bias risk criteria, Each quality item was classified as low, high, or undefined risk ( 14 , 17 ). Trials with dissimilar baseline characteristics between different intervention groups were considered to have other bias.…”

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Association Between Vitamin D Supplementation and Fall Prevention

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Gao

et al. 2022

Front. Endocrinol.

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BackgroundFalls occur frequently among older individuals, leading to high morbidity and mortality. This study was to assess the efficacy of vitamin D in preventing older individuals from falling.MethodsWe searched the PubMed, Cochrane Library, and EMBASE databases systematically using the keywords “vitamin D” and “fall” for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing the effects of vitamin D with or without calcium supplements with those of a placebo or no treatment on fall incidence in adults older than 50 years. A meta-analysis was performed to calculate risk ratios (RRs), absolute risk differences (ARDs) and 95% CIs with random-effects models.ResultsA total of 38 RCTs involving 61 350 participants fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Compared with placebo, high-dose vitamin D (≥ 700 IU) can prevent falls [RR, 0.87 (95% CI 0.79 to 0.96); ARD, -0.06 (95% CI, -0.10 to -0.02)]. Low-dose vitamin D (<700 IU) was not significantly associated with falls. Subgroup analysis showed that supplemental calcium, 25(OH) D concentration and frequency influenced the effect of vitamin D in preventing falls. Sensitivity analysis showed that vitamin D prevented falls, which was consistent with the primary analysis. In addition, the active form of vitamin D also prevented falls.ConclusionIn this meta-analysis of RCTs, doses of 700 IU to 2000 IU of supplemental vitamin D per day were associated with a lower risk of falling among ambulatory and institutionalized older adults. However, this conclusion should be cautiously interpreted, given the small differences in outcomes.Systematic Review Registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/, identifier CRD42020179390.

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Association Between Vitamin D Supplementation and Fall Prevention

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Gao

et al. 2022

Front. Endocrinol.

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“…Third, the indirect results (network meta-analysis results) were compared with the pairwise direct results (meta-analysis results) to analyze the source of inconsistency. We used І 2 tests to assess heterogeneity between different studies [ 16 ]. Sensitivity analysis of zoledronate was conducted based on the frequency of administration.…”

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Efficacy and safety of pharmacologic therapies for prevention of osteoporotic vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women

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Zhu³

et al. 2023

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“…Studies were screened based on the PICOS criteria, 14 as documented in eTable 2 in the Supplement. The inclusion criteria were the following: 1) The study design was RCT or non-RCT comparing decompression alone (including open decompression and minimally invasive decompression) with decompression plus fusion; 2) Adult patients over the age of 18 with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis; 3) The study reported at least one outcome; 4) Each group had at least 5 patients.…”

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