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What do systematic reviews say?

1,923 questions · 1,956 findings · 143 reviews · Musculoskeletal

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No studies found 555 · 28.4%GRADE not reported 107 · 5.5%Very low 255 · 13%Low 555 · 28.4%Moderate 357 · 18.3%High 127 · 6.5%

Preoperative education vs usual care

Pain intensity (0‐10cm visual analogue scale) · hip replacement

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative education for hip or knee replacement 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 227 participants
Low

Preoperative education vs usual care

Quality of Life: SF‐36 (physical component) · patients with knee replacement surgery

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative education for hip or knee replacement 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 109 participants
Low

Preoperative education vs usual care

Global assessment of treatment success · patients with knee replacement surgery

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative education for hip or knee replacement 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Preoperative education vs usual care

Postoperative anxiety · patients with knee replacement surgery

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative education for hip or knee replacement 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Preoperative education vs usual care

Total number of serious adverse events (infection, thrombosis, other serious adverse events · patients with knee replacement surgery

Preoperative education showed no clear difference in total number of serious adverse events (infection, thrombosis, other… compared with usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative education for hip or knee replacement 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.69 [0.29, 1.66]
1 study · 115 participants
Low

Preoperative education vs usual care

Reoperation · patients with knee replacement surgery

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative education for hip or knee replacement 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Preoperative education vs usual care

Physical function · hip replacement

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative education for hip or knee replacement 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 177 participants
Low

Preoperative education vs usual care

Health‐related quality of life · hip replacement

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative education for hip or knee replacement 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Preoperative education vs usual care

Global assessment of treatment success · hip replacement

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative education for hip or knee replacement 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Preoperative education vs usual care

Postoperative anxiety · hip replacement

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative education for hip or knee replacement 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 264 participants
Low

Preoperative education vs usual care

Total number of serious adverse events (infection, thrombosis, other serious adverse events · hip replacement

It is very uncertain whether preoperative education changes total number of serious adverse events (infection, thrombosis, other… compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative education for hip or knee replacement 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.79 [0.19, 3.21]
2 studies · 150 participants
Very low

Preoperative education vs usual care

Reoperation · hip replacement

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative education for hip or knee replacement 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Preoperative education vs usual care

Pain WOMAC pain. Scale from: 0 to 100 (lower scores indicate less pain). · patients with knee replacement surgery

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative education for hip or knee replacement 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 109 participants
Low

Preoperative education vs usual care

Functional ability · patients with knee replacement surgery

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative education for hip or knee replacement 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 109 participants
Low

Massage + ultrasound and placebo ointment vs ultrasound + placebo ointment only

Pain Visual analog scale Scale from 0 to 100 (lower is better) · patients with extensor carpi radialis tendinitis

1 finding from 1 review

Deep transverse friction massage for treating lateral elbow or lateral knee tendinitis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 20 participants
Very low

Massage + phonophoresis vs phonophoresis alone

Function Visual analog function index Scale from 0 to 100 (higher is better) · patients with extensor carpi radialis tendinitis

1 finding from 1 review

Deep transverse friction massage for treating lateral elbow or lateral knee tendinitis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 20 participants
Very low

Massage + phonophoresis vs phonophoresis alone

Quality of life Not measured · patients with extensor carpi radialis tendinitis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Deep transverse friction massage for treating lateral elbow or lateral knee tendinitis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Massage + phonophoresis vs phonophoresis alone

Participant global assessment of success Not measured · patients with extensor carpi radialis tendinitis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Deep transverse friction massage for treating lateral elbow or lateral knee tendinitis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Massage + phonophoresis vs phonophoresis alone

Adverse events Not measured · patients with extensor carpi radialis tendinitis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Deep transverse friction massage for treating lateral elbow or lateral knee tendinitis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Massage + phonophoresis vs phonophoresis alone

Withdrawals due to adverse events not measured · patients with extensor carpi radialis tendinitis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Deep transverse friction massage for treating lateral elbow or lateral knee tendinitis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found