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Table 5 Results of the forest plots for the number of patients with VCF at the 12- and 24-month follow-ups

From: Postoperative bisphosphonate do not significantly alter the fusion rate after lumbar spinal fusion: a meta-analysis

Number of patients with VCF

Number of patients

Number of included studies

OR

95% CI

P value

χ2

I2

Effect model

Number of patients with VCF at the 12-month follow-up

105

2

0.07

0.01, 0.59

0.01

0.96

0%

Random effect

Number of patients with VCF at 24-month follow-up

128

2

0.20

0.07, 0.58

0.003

0.54

0%

Random effect