Letter to the Editor concerning "The role of non-rigid cervical collar in pain relief and functional restoration after whiplash injury: a systematic review and a pooled analysis of randomized controlled trials" by Ricciardi L, et al. (Eur Spine J; [2019] 28:1821-1828)

Ref ID 735
First Author S. Christensen
Journal EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL
Year Of Publishing 2020
URL https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32180023/
Keywords • Error
• Physiotherapy
• Non-Cochrane reviews
Problem(s) • Errors in study inclusion or omission of relevant studies
• Data extraction errors and double counting
Article Type Editorial
Article Subtype Comment/letter
First Author Country Denmark
Aim A letter highlighting concerns over the reporting and conduct one systematic review of non-rigid cervical collar in pain relief and functional restoration after whiplash injury published in 2019.
Level of Investigation Descriptive
Summary of Findings The authors of the letter regarding a systematic review of non-rigid cervical collar in pain relief and functional restoration after whiplash injury published in 2019 highlight several limitations. The review is reported to have included studies which did not adhere to eligibility criteria; to have double counted data from two citations on the same patient population and to have reported inaccurate denominators for weighted averages.
Number of systematic reviews included 1
Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed 1
Treatment impacted No
Treatment impacted description
Interpretation impacted Not Applicable
Interpretation impacted description