Research Paper Volume 13, Issue 1 pp 1051—1070

Targeting nerve growth factor, a new option for treatment of osteoarthritis: a network meta-analysis of comparative efficacy and safety with traditional drugs

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Figure 1. Structure of network formed by interventions. The lines between treatment nodes indicate the direct comparisons made within randomised controlled trials. Numbers (n/n) near the line indicate ‘number of trials/number of participants’ of the related comparisons. (A) the network plot of main network metanalysis. (B) the network plot of subgroup analysis comparing different selective COX-2 inhibitor and traditional NSAIDs.