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Table 6 Results of the forest plots for the ODI and VAS

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

Parameters

Number of patients

Number of included studies

MD

95% CI

P value

χ2

I2

Effect model

ODI at the 12-month follow-up

175

3

−1.98

−4.68, 0.72

0.15

0.10

56%

Random effect

VAS at 12-month follow-up

106

2

−0.34

−1.12, 0.44

0.39

0.05

74%

Random effect