Screws vs fixed angle plates: Mobility
- Population
- older adults (> 60 years of age) with intracapsular hip fractures; most fractures in the included studies were displaced
- Intervention
- Screws
- Comparison
- fixed angle plates
- Outcome
- Mobility
It is very uncertain whether screws changes mobility: walking as before fracture, or using 1 walking stick now… compared with fixed angle plates (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Screws vs fixed angle plates Mobility: walking as before fracture, or using 1 walking stick now and no walking aids before fracture · older adults (> 60 years of age) with displaced and undisplaced intracapsular hip fractures It is very uncertain whether screws changes mobility: walking as before fracture, or using 1 walking stick now… compared with fixed angle plates (very low certainty). Internal fixation implants for intracapsular hip fractures in older adults (2021) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.66 [0.35, 1.25] | 1 study · 70 participants | Very low |
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 |
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How reviews are matched to this question
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