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4 questions · 7 findings · 1 reviews · Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma

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Bioabsorbable vs metallic interference screws

Functional ability · Adults undergoing surgical reconstruction of a ruptured ACL1

3 findings from 1 review

Bioabsorbable versus metallic interference screws for graft fixation in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 168 participants
Very low
Bioabsorbable versus metallic interference screws for graft fixation in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 113 participants
Very low
Bioabsorbable versus metallic interference screws for graft fixation in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 71 participants
Very low

Bioabsorbable vs metallic interference screws

Overall treatment failure ‐ Intraoperative and postoperative complications5 · Adults undergoing surgical reconstruction of a ruptured ACL1

It is very uncertain whether bioabsorbable changes overall treatment failure ‐ Intraoperative and postoperative… compared with metallic interference screws (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Bioabsorbable versus metallic interference screws for graft fixation in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.94 [1.29, 2.93]
11 studies · 885 participants
Very low

Bioabsorbable vs metallic interference screws

Overall treatment failure ‐ Postoperative complications7 · Adults undergoing surgical reconstruction of a ruptured ACL1

It is very uncertain whether bioabsorbable changes overall treatment failure ‐ Postoperative complications7 compared with metallic interference screws (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Bioabsorbable versus metallic interference screws for graft fixation in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.44 [0.93, 2.23]
11 studies · 885 participants
Very low

Bioabsorbable vs metallic interference screws

Activity level: Tegner score ( 0 to 10; higher scores = greater activity) · Adults undergoing surgical reconstruction of a ruptured ACL1

2 findings from 1 review

Bioabsorbable versus metallic interference screws for graft fixation in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 122 participants
Very low
Bioabsorbable versus metallic interference screws for graft fixation in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 72 participants
Very low