A systematic review and meta-analysis of biological treatments targeting tumour necrosis factor α for sciatica

European Spine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1921-1935

  Williams, Nefyn H ^a   Lewis, Ruth ^a   Din, Nafees Ud ^a   Matar, Hosam E ^b   Fitzsimmons, Deborah ^c   Phillips, Ceri J ^c   Sutton, Alex ^d   Burton, Kim ^e   Hendry, Maggie ^a   Nafees, Sadia ^a   Wilkinson, Clare ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological agents; Meta analysis; Sciatica; Systematic review; Tumour necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; ETANERCEPT; INFLIXIMAB; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PLACEBO; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LEG PAIN; META ANALYSIS; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SCIATICA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL, HUMANIZED; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; RECEPTORS, TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; SCIATICA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 84885318898     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-013-2739-z     Document Type: Review

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