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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.
555 questions in 79 reviews · Musculoskeletal
current versionsNo studies 555 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Closing wedge high tibial osteotomy (CW‐HTO) vs unicompartmental knee arthroplasty Mortality · people with knee osteoarthritis Osteotomy for treating knee osteoarthritis (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Closing wedge high tibial osteotomy (CW‐HTO) vs unicompartmental knee arthroplasty Reoperation rate · people with knee osteoarthritis Osteotomy for treating knee osteoarthritis (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Other types of high tibial osteotomy (aHTO) vs closing wedge high tibial osteotomy (CW‐HTO) Health‐related quality of life measures · people with knee osteoarthritis Osteotomy for treating knee osteoarthritis (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Other types of high tibial osteotomy (aHTO) vs closing wedge high tibial osteotomy (CW‐HTO) Mortality · people with knee osteoarthritis Osteotomy for treating knee osteoarthritis (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Closing wedge high tibial osteotomy (CW‐HTO) vs unicompartmental knee arthroplasty Pain · people with knee osteoarthritis Osteotomy for treating knee osteoarthritis (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Sulfasalazine vs placebo Mean improvement in Bath ankylosing spondylitis disease activity index (BASDAI) ‐ not reported · Patients with ankylosing spondylitis Sulfasalazine for ankylosing spondylitis (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Sulfasalazine vs placebo Mean improvement in Bath ankylosing spondylitis function index (BASFI) ‐ not reported · Patients with ankylosing spondylitis Sulfasalazine for ankylosing spondylitis (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Sulfasalazine vs placebo Mean improvement in Bath ankylosing spondylitis metrology index (BASMI) ‐ not reported · Patients with ankylosing spondylitis Sulfasalazine for ankylosing spondylitis (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Sulfasalazine vs placebo Radiographic progress ‐ not reported · Patients with ankylosing spondylitis Sulfasalazine for ankylosing spondylitis (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Diacerein vs placebo Quality of Life not measured · participants with osteoarthritis Diacerein for osteoarthritis (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Diacerein vs placebo Total number of serious adverse events not measured · participants with osteoarthritis Diacerein for osteoarthritis (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Allopurinol 100‐300 mg daily vs febuxostat 80 mg daily Pain reduction ‐ not measured · people with chronic gout Allopurinol for chronic gout (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Allopurinol 100‐300 mg daily vs febuxostat 80 mg daily Function ‐ not measured · people with chronic gout Allopurinol for chronic gout (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Allopurinol 100‐300 mg daily vs febuxostat 80 mg daily Tophus regression · people with chronic gout Allopurinol for chronic gout (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Allopurinol vs benzbromarone Pain reduction ‐ not measured · people with chronic gout Allopurinol for chronic gout (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Allopurinol vs benzbromarone Function ‐ not measured · people with chronic gout Allopurinol for chronic gout (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Allopurinol vs benzbromarone Tophus regression ‐ not reported · people with chronic gout Allopurinol for chronic gout (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Allopurinol vs benzbromarone Serious adverse effects · people with chronic gout Allopurinol for chronic gout (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Allopurinol vs placebo Function · people with chronic gout Allopurinol for chronic gout (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Allopurinol vs placebo Tophus regression · people with chronic gout Allopurinol for chronic gout (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Adverse events not reported · people with osteoarthritis of the hip Exercise for osteoarthritis of the hip (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Adverse events not reported · people with osteoarthritis of the hip Exercise for osteoarthritis of the hip (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
SMP vs Attention control Positive and active engagement in life —not measured · patients with osteoarthritis Self‐management education programmes for osteoarthritis (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Rilonacept vs indomethacin Functional disability ‐ not measured · acute gout Interleukin‐1 inhibitors for acute gout (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Rilonacept vs indomethacin Health‐related quality of life ‐ not measured · acute gout Interleukin‐1 inhibitors for acute gout (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Rilonacept vs indomethacin Participant global assessment of treatment success ‐ not measured · acute gout Interleukin‐1 inhibitors for acute gout (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Canakinumab vs triamcinolone acetonide Functional disability ‐ not measured · acute gout Interleukin‐1 inhibitors for acute gout (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Canakinumab vs triamcinolone acetonide Health‐related quality of life ‐ not measured · acute gout Interleukin‐1 inhibitors for acute gout (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Rilonacept vs indomethacin Inflammation ‐ not measured · acute gout Interleukin‐1 inhibitors for acute gout (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Benzbromarone vs probenecid Pain Reduction ‐ not measured · people with chronic gout Uricosuric medications for chronic gout (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Benzbromarone vs probenecid Function ‐ not measured · people with chronic gout Uricosuric medications for chronic gout (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Benzbromarone vs probenecid Tophus regression ‐ not measured · people with chronic gout Uricosuric medications for chronic gout (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Probenecid vs allopurinol Serum urate normalisation ≤ 5 mg/dL (≤ 0.3 mmol/L) ‐ not measured · people with chronic gout Uricosuric medications for chronic gout (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Probenecid vs allopurinol Withdrawal due to adverse events ‐ not reported · people with chronic gout Uricosuric medications for chronic gout (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Probenecid vs allopurinol Total adverse events ‐ not reported · people with chronic gout Uricosuric medications for chronic gout (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Probenecid vs allopurinol Pain reduction ‐ not measured · people with chronic gout Uricosuric medications for chronic gout (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Probenecid vs allopurinol Function ‐ not measured · people with chronic gout Uricosuric medications for chronic gout (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Probenecid vs allopurinol Tophus regression ‐ not reported · people with chronic gout Uricosuric medications for chronic gout (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Benzbromarone vs allopurinol Pain reduction ‐ not measured · people with chronic gout Uricosuric medications for chronic gout (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Benzbromarone vs allopurinol Function ‐ not measured · people with chronic gout Uricosuric medications for chronic gout (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Benzbromarone vs allopurinol Tophus regression ‐ not reported · people with chronic gout Uricosuric medications for chronic gout (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Combination of manual therapy and exercise vs glucocorticoid injection Participant‐reported pain relief ≥ 30% · patients with adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) Manual therapy and exercise for adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Combination of manual therapy, exercise, electrotherapy and placebo injection vs glucocorticoid injection Global assessment of treatment success · patients with adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) Manual therapy and exercise for adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Combination of manual therapy, exercise, electrotherapy and placebo injection vs glucocorticoid injection Active shoulder abduction · patients with adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) Manual therapy and exercise for adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Combination of manual therapy, exercise, electrotherapy and placebo injection vs glucocorticoid injection Adverse events · patients with adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) Manual therapy and exercise for adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Combination of manual therapy, exercise, electrotherapy and placebo injection vs placebo injection Participant‐reported pain relief ≥ 30% · patients with adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) Manual therapy and exercise for adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Combination of manual therapy, exercise, electrotherapy and placebo injection vs placebo injection Global assessment of treatment success · patients with adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) Manual therapy and exercise for adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Combination of manual therapy, exercise, electrotherapy and placebo injection vs placebo injection Active shoulder abduction · patients with adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) Manual therapy and exercise for adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Combination of manual therapy, exercise, electrotherapy and placebo injection vs placebo injection Adverse events · patients with adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) Manual therapy and exercise for adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Combination of manual therapy, exercise, electrotherapy and glucocorticoid injection vs glucocorticoid injection Participant‐reported pain relief ≥ 30% · patients with adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) Manual therapy and exercise for adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |