Retraction: Effectiveness of medical ozone injections into the intervertebral disc on relieving lumbosacral pain–a systematic review and meta-analysis - Scorecard - MDSpire
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Withdrawal: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Efficacy of Ozone Injections in the Intervertebral Disc for Alleviating Lumbosacral Pain

  • August 27, 2026

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Clinical Scorecard: Withdrawal: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Efficacy of Ozone Injections in the Intervertebral Disc for Alleviating Lumbosacral Pain

At a Glance

CategoryDetail
ConditionLumbosacral Pain
Key MechanismsOzone injections into intervertebral discs
Target PopulationPatients with lumbosacral pain
Care SettingPain management

Key Highlights

  • Article retracted due to concerns about scientific validity
  • Investigation confirmed the article did not meet editorial standards
  • Retraction approved by Chief Editors of Frontiers in Pain Research
  • Authors agreed to the retraction
  • Concerns raised by a reader led to the investigation

Guideline-Based Recommendations

Diagnosis

  • No specific guidelines available due to article retraction.

Management

  • No specific management guidelines available due to article retraction.

Monitoring & Follow-up

  • No specific monitoring guidelines available due to article retraction.

Risks

  • No specific risk guidelines available due to article retraction.

Patient & Prescribing Data

Patients experiencing lumbosacral pain

No valid claims can be made due to article retraction

Clinical Best Practices

  • No clinical best practices can be derived from a retracted article.

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Retraction: Effectiveness of medical ozone injections into the intervertebral disc on relieving lumbosacral pain–a systematic review and meta-analysis

  • August 27, 2026

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