Locking plate vs locking intramedullary nail: Self‐reported shoulder function
Locking plate showed no clear difference in self‐reported shoulder function: functional scoresb(higher = better… compared with locking intramedullary nail (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Locking plate vs locking intramedullary nail Self‐reported shoulder function: functional scoresb(higher = better outcome) · adults undergoing surgery for displaced proximal humeral fracturesa (4 trials) Locking plate showed no clear difference in self‐reported shoulder function: functional scoresb(higher = better… compared with locking intramedullary nail (low certainty). Interventions for treating proximal humeral fractures in adults (2022) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | SMD 0.15 | 4 studies · 227 participants | Low |
Locking plate vs locking intramedullary nail Self‐reported shoulder function: DASH (0 to 100: higher = worse disability)b · adults undergoing surgery for displaced proximal humeral fracturesa (4 trials) Interventions for treating proximal humeral fractures in adults (2022) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 174 participants | Low |
Locking plate vs locking intramedullary nail Self‐reported shoulder function: ASES (0 to 100: best outcome)b · adults undergoing surgery for displaced proximal humeral fracturesa (4 trials) Interventions for treating proximal humeral fractures in adults (2022) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 101 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions for treating proximal humeral fractures in adults 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
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.