Pain medicine : the official journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine
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Review Meta Analysis
Sham Surgery in Orthopedics: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
To evaluate the evidence for the effectiveness of sham surgery in orthopedics by conducting a systematic review of literature. ⋯ This review suggests that sham surgery has shown to be just as effective as actual surgery in reducing pain and disability; however, care should be taken to generalize findings because of the limited number of studies.
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Review Meta Analysis
Sham Surgery in Orthopedics: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
To evaluate the evidence for the effectiveness of sham surgery in orthopedics by conducting a systematic review of literature. ⋯ This review suggests that sham surgery has shown to be just as effective as actual surgery in reducing pain and disability; however, care should be taken to generalize findings because of the limited number of studies.
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The hypotheses of this systematic review were the following: 1) Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) will differ between various types of chronic pain (CP), and 2) there will be consistent evidence that CP is associated with PTSD. ⋯ The results of this systematic review confirmed the hypotheses of this review.
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The hypotheses of this systematic review were the following: 1) Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) will differ between various types of chronic pain (CP), and 2) there will be consistent evidence that CP is associated with PTSD. ⋯ The results of this systematic review confirmed the hypotheses of this review.