Table 3 Studies potentially meeting selection criteria yet not included due to unavailable individual patient data
Author | Year | Patients (n) | Patient characteristics | SMT practitioner | SMT description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pfefer [107] | 2012 | 31 | "failed back surgery," otherwise unclear | Chiropractor | Multimodal |
Gudavalli [108] | 2016 | 69 | Age (mean): 61 Sex: 58% female Surgeries: Discectomy 58%, fusion 38% | Chiropractor | Non-manual-thrust: Flexion-distraction |
Lee [109] | 2017 | 120 | Age (mean): 41.9 ± 11.7 Sex: 60% male Most common surgery: Laminectomy 83% | TEAM | Multimodal |
Kruse [72] | 2011 | 31 | Age (mean): 50.6 ± 9.8 Sex: 50% female | Chiropractor | Non-manual-thrust: Flexion-distraction |
Park [110] | 2021 | 106 | Age (mean): 54.9 ± 11.5 Sex: 60% female Most common surgeries: Discectomy (41%), laminectomy (31%) | TEAM | Unclear |
Taber [111] | 2014 | Unclear | "Lumbar post-laminectomy syndrome," otherwise unclear | Chiropractor | Manual-thrust |
Stern [112] | 1995 | 8 | Previous history of lumbar spine surgery, otherwise unclear | Chiropractor | Unclear |
Wirth [113] | 2019 | 12 | Previous back surgery, otherwise unclear | Chiropractor | Unclear |
Fruhwirth [114] | 1992 | 106 | "postoperative vertebral pain symptoms," otherwise unclear | Chiropractor | Unclear |