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Locking plate vs 2 mm non-locking titanium plates: Post-operative infection

Population
Adults (16 to 68 years) with mandibular fractures excluding condylar involvement
Intervention
Locking plate
Comparison
2 mm non-locking titanium plates
Outcome
Post-operative infection

2 mm locking titanium plates showed no clear difference in post-operative infection compared with 2 mm non-locking titanium plates; GRADE not reported.

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
2 mm locking titanium plates vs 2 mm non-locking titanium plates
Post-operative infection · Adults (16 to 68 years) with mandibular fractures excluding condylar involvement
2 mm locking titanium plates showed no clear difference in post-operative infection compared with 2 mm non-locking titanium plates; GRADE not reported.
Interventions for the management of mandibular fractures (2013) · Cochrane All outcomes
OR 0.90 [0.1, 7]1 studyGRADE not reported

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Interventions for the management of mandibular fractures
2013 · Cochrane All outcomes
2013-02Not listedNot assessed
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