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Although clinical guidelines recommend non\u2010pharmacological interventions, surgical and invasive procedures remain frequently used, yet their efficacy beyond placebo effects is not well established.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To systematically review the effects of invasive procedures compared with placebo controls in patients with MSK conditions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>MEDLINE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Scopus, EMBASE, and Web of Science were searched from inception to August 2024. Eligible studies were RCTs comparing any invasive procedure with a sham or placebo in patients with MSK conditions and measuring pain, disability, function, or quality of life. All analyses were pairwise comparisons. 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Moderate\u2010certainty evidence showed vertebroplasty provided no additional benefit for pain at 1\u00a0month (MD 0.42; 95% CI \u22120.84 to 1.68;\n                      <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a073%) or 6\u00a0months (MD 0.90; 95% CI \u22120.06 to 1.87;\n                      <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00%). Arthroscopic decompression did not improve shoulder function at 6\u00a0months (MD \u22123.68; 95% CI \u22128.57 to 1.22; low\u2010certainty). Radiofrequency denervation and intradiscal therapies showed no consistent benefit over sham for low back pain (very low\u2010certainty).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Invasive procedures were not superior to placebo for most non\u2010life\u2010threatening MSK conditions. Further rigorous placebo\u2010controlled trials are needed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Trial Registration<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This protocol has been registered with the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO), registration number CRD42024534187<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/msc.70244","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,4]],"date-time":"2026-07-04T02:35:22Z","timestamp":1783132522000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Invasive Procedures for Most Musculoskeletal Conditions Are Not Better Than Placebo: A Systematic Review With Meta\u2010Analysis"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"24","author":[{"given":"Mariane Nunes Pereira","family":"Dutra","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Physical Therapy Department Federal University of Pelotas  Pelotas Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-0252-550X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Murilo Schellin","family":"Canez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Physical Therapy Department Federal University of Pelotas  Pelotas Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bruna Rodrigues","family":"Pereira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Physical Therapy Department Federal University of Pelotas  Pelotas Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Julia Braga","family":"Dias","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Physical Therapy Department Federal University of Pelotas  Pelotas Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lisiane Piazza","family":"Luza","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Physical Therapy Department Federal University of Pelotas  Pelotas Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5637-4103","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Francisco Xavier","family":"de Araujo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Physical Therapy Department Federal University of Pelotas  Pelotas Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_11_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.7759\/cureus.100612"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jval.2024.11.006"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jclinepi.2010.07.015"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/00007632\u2010200102010\u201000014"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140\u20106736(17)32457\u20101"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/1529\u20100131(200201)46:1<100::aid\u2010art10037>3.0.co;2\u2010v"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjgh\u20102023\u2010013786"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJMoa0900429"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_10_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bmj.l6890"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_11_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140\u20106736(16)31341\u20101"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_12_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bmj.328.7438.474"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_13_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140\u20106736(16)32586\u20107"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_14_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0304\u20103959(01)00349\u20109"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_15_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bmj.m4825"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_16_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bmj.k1551"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_17_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140\u20106736(18)30489\u20106"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_18_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/01.brs.0000186587.43373.f2"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_19_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140\u20106736(20)30925\u20109"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_20_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jphys.2021.06.011"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_21_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jclinepi.2016.12.010"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_22_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jclinepi.2011.01.012"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_23_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jclinepi.2010.07.017"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_24_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.31038\/IJOT.2019244"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_25_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/j.pain.0000000000001881"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_26_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bmj.d5928"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_27_1","volume-title":"Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions","author":"Higgins J. 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