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37 questions · 37 findings · 3 reviews

No studies found 12 · 32.4%GRADE not reported 8 · 21.6%Very low 9 · 24.3%Low 8 · 21.6%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Resorbable (bioresorbable) plates or screws for fixation vs Titanium plates or screws for fixation

Need for retreatment or replacement of fixation due to failure of the fixation · Adults over 18 years of age with fractures of the facial skeleton including the mandible, maxilla, zygoma (malar); studies on fractures of…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review
  • Resorbable versus titanium plates for facial fractures 2009 · Cochrane All outcomes
    Up to 3 years postoperatively
    Planned primary outcome not assessed: none of the retrieved studies met the inclusion criteria, so no data were available for analysis. Verbatim (Effects of interventions): "Although 53 studies were retrieved in our…
    0 studies
    No studies found

Screws vs fixed angle plates

Mobility · older adults (> 60 years of age) with intracapsular hip fractures; most fractures in the included studies were displaced

It is very uncertain whether screws changes mobility: walking as before fracture, or using 1 walking stick now… compared with fixed angle plates (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Screws vs fixed angle plates

Mortality: early (within 4 months) · older adults (> 60 years of age) with intracapsular hip fractures; most fractures in the included studies were displaced

It is very uncertain whether screws changes mortality: early (within 4 months) compared with fixed angle plates (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Screws vs fixed angle plates

Mortality at 12 months (Data prioritised at 12 months, but in its absence we included data after 4 months and up to 24 months.) · older adults (> 60 years of age) with intracapsular hip fractures; most fractures in the included studies were displaced

Screws showed no clear difference in mortality at 12 months (Data prioritised at 12 months, but in its… compared with fixed angle plates (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Screws or pins vs fixed angle plates

Mobility: one walking stick or none · older adults (> 60 years of age) with intracapsular hip fractures; most fractures in the included studies were displaced

It is very uncertain whether screws or pins changes mobility: one walking stick or none compared with fixed angle plates (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Screws or pins vs fixed angle plates

Mortality: early (within 4 months) · older adults (> 60 years of age) with intracapsular hip fractures; most fractures in the included studies were displaced

It is very uncertain whether screws or pins changes mortality: early (within 4 months) compared with fixed angle plates (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Screws or pins vs fixed angle plates

Mortality at 12 months (Data prioritised at 12 months, but in its absence we included data after 4 months and up to 24 months.) · older adults (> 60 years of age) with intracapsular hip fractures; most fractures in the included studies were displaced

Screws or pins showed no clear difference in mortality at 12 months (Data prioritised at 12 months, but in its… compared with fixed angle plates (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Screws or pins vs fixed angle plates

Unplanned return to theatreg · older adults (> 60 years of age) with intracapsular hip fractures; most fractures in the included studies were displaced

Screws or pins showed no clear difference in unplanned return to theatreg compared with fixed angle plates (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review