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Smooth pins vs fixed angle plates: Functional ability
- Population
- older adults (> 60 years of age) with intracapsular hip fractures; most fractures in the included studies were displaced
- Intervention
- Smooth pins
- Comparison
- fixed angle plates
- Outcome
- Functional ability
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Smooth pins vs fixed angle plates Functional status · older adults (> 60 years of age) with displaced and undisplaced intracapsular hip fractures The review found no eligible studies for this question. Internal fixation implants for intracapsular hip fractures in older adults (2021) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | Not reported | No studies found |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal fixation implants for intracapsular hip fractures in older adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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