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28 questions · 43 findings · 4 reviews

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Open surgery vs steroid injection

Resolution of symptoms · patients with trigger finger

It is very uncertain whether open surgery changes resolution of symptoms (after one or more injections) compared with steroid injection (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Open surgery vs steroid injection

Pain Proportion with pain on the palm of the hand · patients with trigger finger

Open surgery may leads to higher pain Proportion with pain on the palm of the hand compared with steroid injection (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Open surgery vs steroid injection plus hyaluronic acid injection guided by ultrasound

Adverse events (partial loss of movement, algodystrophic syndrome) · patients with trigger finger

It is very uncertain whether open surgery changes adverse events (partial loss of movement, algodystrophic syndrome) compared with steroid injection plus hyaluronic acid injection guided by ultrasound (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Open surgery vs steroid injection

Participant global assessment of success Not measured · patients with trigger finger

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Open surgery vs steroid injection

Recurrence · patients with trigger finger

Open surgery may leads to lower recurrence compared with steroid injection (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Open surgery vs steroid injection

Adverse events (infection, tendon or pulley injury, flare, cutaneous discomfort, fat necrosis) · patients with trigger finger

Open surgery showed no clear difference in adverse events (infection, tendon or pulley injury, flare, cutaneous… compared with steroid injection (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Open surgery vs steroid injection

Neurovascular injury · patients with trigger finger

Open surgery showed no clear difference in neurovascular injury compared with steroid injection (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Open surgery vs ERCP

Retained stones after primary intervention · with common bile duct stones

Open surgery probably leads to lower retained stones after primary intervention compared with ERCP (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery plus Heister jaw opener vs Surgery plus wooden tongue depressors

Maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)

It is very uncertain whether surgery plus Heister jaw opener changes maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) compared with surgery plus wooden tongue depressors (very low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Surgery plus Heister jaw opener vs Surgery plus wooden tongue depressors

Burning sensation (VAS 0-100) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)
1 finding from 1 review
  • Interventions for managing oral submucous fibrosis 2024 · Cochrane All outcomes
    Vadepally 2019 measured burning sensation on a VAS but did not fully report results, stating there was no significant difference between the 2 groups (p=0.617).
    1 study · 50 participants
    GRADE not reported