Quality assessment of systematic reviews for surgical treatment of low back pain: an overview

Ref ID 176
First Author D. E. Martins
Journal THE SPINE JOURNAL
Year Of Publishing 2016
URL https://www.thespinejournalonline.com/article/S1529-9430(16)00298-9/fulltext
Keywords Surgery
Low reporting quality
Problem(s) Inconclusive or lack of recommendations
Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality
Low reporting (PRISMA) quality
Number of systematic reviews included 40
Summary of Findings Assessment of methodological quality of the 40 systematic reviews of surgical treatment for low back pain using AMSTAR indicated that 22.5% of the reviews had very poor quality and 15% were of poor quality. Reporting quality (PRISMA) found that 7.5% were of very poor quality and 30% were of poor quality. The authors highlight that 15 (37.5%) systematic reviews did not reach a conclusion to their primary objectives.
Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? Not Applicable
Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? Yes