Resorbable (bioresorbable) plates or screws for fixation vs Titanium plates or screws for fixation: Complications: chronic wound pain
- Population
- Adults (>16 years old) undergoing orthognathic surgery
- Intervention
- Resorbable (bioresorbable) plates or screws for fixation
- Comparison
- Titanium plates or screws for fixation
- Outcome
- Complications: chronic wound pain
It is very uncertain whether resorbable (bioresorbable) plates or screws for fixation changes postoperative chronic or lasting pain (wound discomfort) at 4 to 6… compared with titanium plates or screws for fixation (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Resorbable (bioresorbable) plates or screws for fixation vs Titanium plates or screws for fixation Postoperative chronic or lasting pain (wound discomfort) at 4 to 6 months (VAS 0 to 10) · Adults (>16 years old) undergoing orthognathic surgery · 4 to 6 months It is very uncertain whether resorbable (bioresorbable) plates or screws for fixation changes postoperative chronic or lasting pain (wound discomfort) at 4 to 6… compared with titanium plates or screws for fixation (very low certainty). Resorbable versus titanium plates for orthognathic surgery (2017) · Cochrane All outcomes | MD -0.77 [-1.58, 0.04] | 1 study · 60 participants | Very low |
Resorbable (bioresorbable) plates or screws for fixation vs Titanium plates or screws for fixation Postoperative chronic or lasting pain (wound discomfort) at 4 to 6 months (VAS 0 to 10) · Adults (>16 years old) undergoing orthognathic surgery · 4 to 6 months Resorbable (bioresorbable) plates or screws for fixation showed no clear difference in postoperative chronic or lasting pain (wound discomfort) at 4 to 6… compared with titanium plates or screws for fixation; GRADE not reported. Resorbable versus titanium plates for orthognathic surgery (2007) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD006204.PUB2, superseded | MD -0.77 [-1.58, 0.04] | 1 study · 60 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resorbable versus titanium plates for orthognathic surgery 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2017-01 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.