| PMC full text: | Published online 2012 Oct 29. doi: 10.1007/s00586-012-2553-z
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Table 5
Summary effect of surgical interventions for radiculopathy patients
| Comparison | Outcome | Follow-up | Number of Studies | Best evidence synthesis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decompression | Pain | Short-term | 1 | Low quality of evidence for the effectiveness of decompression compared to conservative care |
| Function | Short-term | 1 | Low quality of evidence for no difference in effectiveness | |
| Pain | Long-term | 2 | Low quality of evidence for the effectiveness of decompression compared to conservative care | |
| Function | Long-term | 1 | Low quality of evidence for the effectiveness of decompression compared to conservative care | |
| Recovery | Long-term | 1 | Very low quality of evidence for the effectiveness of surgery compared to conservative care | |
| ACDF | Pain | Short-term | 2 | Very low quality of evidence for the effectiveness of surgery compared to collar, no difference compared to physiotherapy |
| Function | Short-term | 1 | Low quality of evidence for no difference in effectiveness | |
| Pain | Long-term | 3 | Very low quality of evidence for no difference in effectiveness | |
| Function | Long-term | 1 | Low quality of evidence for no difference in effectiveness | |
| Recovery | Long-term | 2 | Very low quality of evidence for no difference in effectiveness |