Surgical vs non‐surgical treatment: Functional outcomes
Surgical showed no clear difference in functional scoresf(higher = better outcome) compared with non‐surgical treatment (high certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Surgical vs non‐surgical treatment Functional scoresf(higher = better outcome) · (mainly older) adults with most types of displaced proximal humeral fracturesa (10 trials) Surgical showed no clear difference in functional scoresf(higher = better outcome) compared with non‐surgical treatment (high certainty). Interventions for treating proximal humeral fractures in adults (2022) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | SMD 0.06 | 5 studies · 423 participants | High |
Surgical vs non‐surgical treatment Functional scoresb(higher = better outcome) · (mainly older) adults with most types of displaced proximal humeral fracturesa (10 trials) Surgical showed no clear difference in functional scoresb(higher = better outcome) compared with non‐surgical treatment (high certainty). Interventions for treating proximal humeral fractures in adults (2022) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | SMD 0.1 | 7 studies · 552 participants | High |
Surgical vs non‐surgical treatment Functional scoresd(higher = better outcome) · (mainly older) adults with most types of displaced proximal humeral fracturesa (10 trials) Surgical showed no clear difference in functional scoresd(higher = better outcome) compared with non‐surgical treatment (moderate certainty). Interventions for treating proximal humeral fractures in adults (2022) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | SMD 0.17 | 3 studies · 347 participants | Moderate |
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.