• Rongmin Xu, Shundong Li, Guojun Chen, and Xin Fan.
• Department of Orthopedics, Taizhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Zhejiang, China.
• Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Mar 11; 101 (10): e29034e29034.

BackgroundThere is currently no pooled data in the literature to support whether additional facet joint block results in better clinical analgesia after percutaneous kyphoplasty. We assessed the existing evidence on the safety and efficacy of facet joint block in the treatment of patients with thoracolumbar compression fractures undergoing percutaneous kyphoplasty based on qualified trials.MethodsWe will search PubMed, Springer, ScienceDirect, Wanfang, and Cochrane Library databases through April, 2022. Cohort studies focusing on assessing and comparing the effect of facet joint block and control group will be included. The studies are screened and evaluated by 2 reviewers independently for eligibility. The following outcome measures must be showed: pain scores, Oswestry Disability Index, satisfaction, and complications observed within both groups from baseline to the end of follow-up period. Review Manager software (v 5.3; Cochrane Collaboration) is used for the meta-analysis. A P value of <.05 is considered to be statistically significant. Two independent reviewers will assess the risk of bias of the included studies at study level.ResultsIt is hypothesized that additional facet joint block is associated with better pain control.ConclusionsThis study expects to provide credible and scientific evidence for the efficacy and safety of facet joint block in the treatment of patients with thoracolumbar compression fractures undergoing percutaneous kyphoplasty.Registration Number10.17605/OSF.IO/ARY3C.Copyright © 2022 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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