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15 questions · 15 findings · 8 reviews · Musculoskeletal

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No studies found 8 · 53.3%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 4 · 26.7%Moderate 2 · 13.3%High 1 · 6.7%

Surgery vs non‐surgical treatment

Health‐related quality of life (mental) · people with full‐thickness rotator cuff tears

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery for rotator cuff tears 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 103 participants
Low

Arthroscopic surgery vs sclerosing injection

Quality of life · adult participants with patellar tendinopathy

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery for patellar tendinopathy (jumper’s knee) 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Intervention not reported

Quality of life · adults aged ≥ 18 years with a diagnosis of glenohumeral osteoarthritis who have not responded to non‐operative treatments

1 finding from 1 review

Shoulder replacement surgery for osteoarthritis and rotator cuff tear arthropathy 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 41 participants
Low

Open surgical excision vs eccentric exercises

Quality of life · adult participants with patellar tendinopathy

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery for patellar tendinopathy (jumper’s knee) 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Subacromial decompression vs Placebo (sham/placebo device)

Health status and quality of life · people with impingement syndrome without full‐thickness rotator cuff tears

1 finding from 1 review

Subacromial decompression surgery for rotator cuff disease 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 285 participants
High

Trapeziectomy with ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition (T and LRTI) vs trapeziectomy and ligament reconstruction (T and LR)

Quality of life ‐ not measured · Patients with thumb (trapeziometacarpal joint) osteoarthritis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery for thumb (trapeziometacarpal joint) osteoarthritis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Trapeziectomy with ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition (T and LRTI) vs trapeziectomy and interpositional arthroplasty (T and IA)

Quality of life ‐ not measured · Patients with thumb (trapeziometacarpal joint) osteoarthritis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery for thumb (trapeziometacarpal joint) osteoarthritis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Trapeziectomy with interpositional arthroplasty (T and IA) vs Artelon joint resurfacing

Quality of life ‐ not measured · Patients with thumb (trapeziometacarpal joint) osteoarthritis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery for thumb (trapeziometacarpal joint) osteoarthritis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Trapeziectomy with ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition (T and LRTI) vs trapeziectomy (T)

Quality of life ‐ not measured · Patients with thumb (trapeziometacarpal joint) osteoarthritis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery for thumb (trapeziometacarpal joint) osteoarthritis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Trapeziectomy with interpositional arthroplasty (T and IA) vs trapeziometacarpal joint replacement (Swanson)

Quality of life ‐ not measured · Patients with thumb (trapeziometacarpal joint) osteoarthritis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery for thumb (trapeziometacarpal joint) osteoarthritis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Trapeziectomy with interpositional arthroplasty (T and IA) vs trapeziectomy (T)

Quality of life ‐ not measured · Patients with thumb (trapeziometacarpal joint) osteoarthritis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery for thumb (trapeziometacarpal joint) osteoarthritis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Primary comparison for continuous passive motion (CPM) vs no CPM

Quality of life SF‐12. Scale from: 0 to 100 (higher score better). · hospitalised patients who have undergone knee replacement surgery

1 finding from 1 review

Continuous passive motion following total knee arthroplasty in people with arthritis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 156 participants
Moderate

Subacromial decompression vs exercise

QoL · people with impingement syndrome without full‐thickness rotator cuff tears

1 finding from 1 review

Subacromial decompression surgery for rotator cuff disease 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 116 participants
Low

Knee replacement with tourniquet vs knee replacement without tourniquet

Health‐related quality of life (mental)

1 finding from 1 review

Tourniquet use for knee replacement surgery 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 199 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Knee‐specific health‐related quality of lifea Scale: 0 to 100, 100 is best quality of life · people with degenerative knee disease (osteoarthritis including degenerative meniscal tears)

1 finding from 1 review

Arthroscopic surgery for degenerative knee disease (osteoarthritis including degenerative meniscal tears) 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 188 participants
Moderate