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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

353 questions · 368 findings · 26 reviews · Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma

No studies found 70 · 19%GRADE not reported 19 · 5.2%Very low 166 · 45.1%Low 86 · 23.4%Moderate 20 · 5.4%High 7 · 1.9%

Intervention not reported

Patient‐reported functional outcomes (pooled data) · individuals more than 18 years old with distal tibial metaphyseal fractures

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes patient‐reported functional outcomes (pooled data) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Symptomatic non‐union or malunion, including limping 1 year · individuals more than 18 years old with distal tibial metaphyseal fractures

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes symptomatic non‐union or malunion, including limping 1 year (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Pain (0 to 40: no pain) · individuals more than 18 years old with distal tibial metaphyseal fractures

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes pain (0 to 40: no pain) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Wound complications including superficial/deep wound infection and osteomyelitis 1 year · individuals more than 18 years old with distal tibial metaphyseal fractures

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes wound complications including superficial/deep wound infection and… (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Fracture union 1 year · individuals more than 18 years old with distal tibial metaphyseal fractures

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes fracture union 1 year (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Plate fixation vs tension band wiring

Good clinical outcome (little pain or loss of elbow motion: Helm criteria) · adults with olecranon fractures

It is very uncertain whether plate fixation changes good clinical outcome (little pain or loss of elbow motion: Helm… compared with tension band wiring (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review