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. 2024 Apr;144(4):1523-1533.
doi: 10.1007/s00402-024-05219-3. Epub 2024 Feb 16.

Effectiveness of lumbar braces after lumbar surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Xiaodong Wei #  1 , Fuyu Chen #  1 , Chengqiang Yu  1 , Shengquan Huang  1 , Jinxian Ou  1 , Xiaoping Mu  2 , Jianxun Wei  3
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Effectiveness of lumbar braces after lumbar surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Xiaodong Wei et al. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2024 Apr.

Abstract

Objective: To systematically analyze the effectiveness of lumbar braces in patients after lumbar spine surgery.

Methods: The databases, including PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), were searched to identify the randomized controlled trials (RCTs), case-series or case-control studies on the use of lumbar braces after lumbar spine surgery. The two authors independently assessed the quality of the included study and extracted the data. The statistical analysis was performed using Revman 5.4 software.

Results: 9 English papers and 1 Chinese paper were included in the present work, involving a total of 2646 patients (2181 in the experimental group and 465 in the control group). The differences in preoperative VAS, postoperative VAS, preoperative ODI, postoperative ODI, length of hospital stay, postoperative complications, and surgical comparison were not statistically significant (p > 0.05). However, postoperative surgical site infection incidence was lower in the lumbar brace group than those without lumbar brace (p < 0.05).

Conclusion: Whether or not the use of lumbar braces after lumbar fixation has a negligible impact on clinical outcomes was studied. Subsequent studies could further demonstrate whether the use of lumbar braces after lumbar surgery could reduce the incidence of surgical site infections.

Keywords: Lumbar brace; Lumbar surgery; Meta-analysis; ODI score; VAS score.

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