Harms of selected spinal and paraspinal injections and denervation procedures for chronic non-cancer spine pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of non-randomised studies.

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Title: Harms of selected spinal and paraspinal injections and denervation procedures for chronic non-cancer spine pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of non-randomised studies.
Authors: Malam F; Department of Health Research Methods,Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.; Department of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada., Asif S; Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada., Khalid F; Department of Health Research Methods,Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada., Leafloor C; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada., Hong P; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada., Levit T; Department of Health Research Methods,Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.; Division of Plastic Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada., Zeraatkar D; Department of Health Research Methods,Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.; Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada., Wang L; Department of Health Research Methods,Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada., Couban R; Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada., Agarwal A; Department of Health Research Methods,Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada., Agoritsas T; Department of Health Research Methods,Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.; Department of Medicine, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland., Busse JW; Department of Health Research Methods,Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada bussejw@mcmaster.ca.; Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.; Michael G DeGroote National Pain Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Source: BMJ open [BMJ Open] 2026 Jun 04; Vol. 16 (6), pp. e102122. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jun 04.
Publication Type: Journal Article; Systematic Review; Meta-Analysis
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