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Each row is one question a systematic review asked: who, what, compared with what, and which outcome, with the effect it found and how certain that is. Words match anywhere in the field.
166 questions in 42 reviews · Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma
current versionsNo studies 166 · 100%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Closed kinetic chain exercises vs open kinetic chain exercises Recovery (long‐term) · patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (symptoms > 4 weeks (1 study); symptoms > 6 weeks (1 study); symptoms > 8… Exercise for treating patellofemoral pain syndrome (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Target of exercise: hip + knee vs knee exercises Usual pain (long‐term) · patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (symptoms > 1 month (3 studies); symptoms > 2 months (1 study); symptoms >… Exercise for treating patellofemoral pain syndrome (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Target of exercise: hip vs knee exercises Usual pain (short‐term) · patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (symptoms > 1 month (1 study); symptoms > 6 months (1 study)) Exercise for treating patellofemoral pain syndrome (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Target of exercise: hip vs knee exercises Usual pain (long‐term) · patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (symptoms > 1 month (1 study); symptoms > 6 months (1 study)) Exercise for treating patellofemoral pain syndrome (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Target of exercise: hip vs knee exercises Recovery (long‐term) · patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (symptoms > 1 month (1 study); symptoms > 6 months (1 study)) Exercise for treating patellofemoral pain syndrome (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
High‐intensity vs low‐intensity exercise programmes Pain during activity (short‐term) · patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (untreated PFPS of over 2 months in duration) Exercise for treating patellofemoral pain syndrome (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
High‐intensity vs low‐intensity exercise programmes Pain during activity long‐term · patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (untreated PFPS of over 2 months in duration) Exercise for treating patellofemoral pain syndrome (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
High‐intensity vs low‐intensity exercise programmes Recovery (long‐term) · patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (untreated PFPS of over 2 months in duration) Exercise for treating patellofemoral pain syndrome (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Supervised exercises vs home exercises Pain during activity (short‐term) · patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (symptoms > 2 months (1 study); not stated (1 study)) Exercise for treating patellofemoral pain syndrome (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Summary of findings: Knee orthosis (any type) and exercise vs control (exercise only) Quality of Life and General Health Assessments · Adults (recruited from health clinics or military recruits) with PFPS (duration of symptoms ranged from acute, under 2… Knee orthoses for treating patellofemoral pain syndrome (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Summary of findings: Knee orthosis (any type) and exercise vs control (exercise only) Resource use · Adults (recruited from health clinics or military recruits) with PFPS (duration of symptoms ranged from acute, under 2… Knee orthoses for treating patellofemoral pain syndrome (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Summary of findings: Knee orthosis (any type) and exercise vs control (exercise only) Participant satisfaction · Adults (recruited from health clinics or military recruits) with PFPS (duration of symptoms ranged from acute, under 2… Knee orthoses for treating patellofemoral pain syndrome (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Summary of findings: whole‐body cryotherapy (WBC) vs control (no WBC or passive rest) Adverse events · physically‐active adults partaking in exercise designed to produce delayed onset muscle soreness (most trial… Whole‐body cryotherapy (extreme cold air exposure) for preventing and treating muscle soreness after… (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Surgical interventions vs conservative interventions Resource use and other costs · Children and adolescents with femoral shaft fractures Interventions for treating femoral shaft fractures in children and adolescents (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Activity avoidance or restriction · older people living in the community Exercise for reducing fear of falling in older people living in the community (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Plate fixation vs tension band wiring Functional assessment (e.g. via patient‐reported outcome measures of elbow function) · adults with olecranon fractures Surgical interventions for treating fractures of the olecranon in adults (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |