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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

367 questions · 382 findings · 30 reviews · Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma

No studies found 73 · 19.1%GRADE not reported 19 · 5%Very low 171 · 44.8%Low 90 · 23.6%Moderate 22 · 5.8%High 7 · 1.8%

Intervention not reported

Fear of falling3 Immediately post intervention · older people living in the community

The intervention may leads to higher fear of falling3 Immediately post intervention (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical vs conservative interventions

Treatment failure (indication for non‐routine secondary surgery) · adults (aged ≥ 16 years) with acute middle third clavicle fractures

Surgical may leads to lower treatment failuref Indication for non‐routine secondary surgery compared with conservative interventions (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical vs conservative interventions

Total of participants with adverse event outcomel · adults (aged ≥ 16 years) with acute middle third clavicle fractures

It is very uncertain whether surgical changes total of participants with adverse event outcomel compared with conservative interventions (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical vs non‐surgical treatment

Number of participants sustaining recurrent patellar dislocation · people with lateral patellar dislocation

It is very uncertain whether surgical changes number of participants sustaining recurrent patellar dislocationa compared with non‐surgical treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical vs non‐surgical treatment

Kujala patellofemoral disorders score Scale from: 0 to 100 (higher scores = better function) · people with lateral patellar dislocation

It is very uncertain whether surgical changes knee and physical functiona Measured using the Kujala patellofemoral… compared with non‐surgical treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical vs non‐surgical treatment

Adverse effects of treatment Overall incidence of complications · people with lateral patellar dislocation

It is very uncertain whether surgical changes adverse effects of treatment Overall incidence of complications compared with non‐surgical treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical vs non‐surgical treatment

Patient‐reported knee instabilitya Incidence of patellar subluxation · people with lateral patellar dislocation

It is very uncertain whether surgical changes patient‐reported knee instabilitya Incidence of patellar subluxation compared with non‐surgical treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical vs non‐surgical treatment

Subsequent requirement for surgery (re‐operations) for complications Incidence · people with lateral patellar dislocation

It is very uncertain whether surgical changes subsequent requirement for surgery (reoperations) for complicationsa… compared with non‐surgical treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review