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129 questions · 129 findings · 8 reviews · Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma

No studies found 32 · 24.8%GRADE not reported 5 · 3.9%Very low 63 · 48.8%Low 27 · 20.9%Moderate 2 · 1.6%High 0 · 0%

Intervention not reported

Hemiarthroplasty (No direct evidence, indirect evidence only) · older adults (> 60 years of age) with extracapsular hip fractures

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes hemiarthroplasty (No direct evidence, indirect evidence only) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Static fixed angle plate (5 studies; 847 participants)a · older adults (> 60 years of age) with extracapsular hip fractures

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes static fixed angle plate (5 studies; 847 participants)a (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Long cephalomedullary nail (2 studies; 400 participants)a · older adults (> 60 years of age) with extracapsular hip fractures

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes long cephalomedullary nail (2 studies; 400 participants)a (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Short cephalomedullary nail (33 studies; 5380 participants)a · older adults (> 60 years of age) with extracapsular hip fractures

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes short cephalomedullary nail (33 studies; 5380 participants)a (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Hemiarthroplasty (No direct evidence, indirect evidence only) · older adults (> 60 years of age) with extracapsular hip fractures

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes hemiarthroplasty (No direct evidence, indirect evidence only) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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