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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

113 questions · 123 findings · 13 reviews · Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma

No studies found 45 · 36.6%GRADE not reported 6 · 4.9%Very low 40 · 32.5%Low 19 · 15.4%Moderate 9 · 7.3%High 4 · 3.3%

Intervention not reported

Deep surgical site infection at 30 days or 90 days, or time points reported by study authors · adults with open long bone fractures; study in the review included only Gustilo II open tibia fractures

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Adverse events: superficial infection · adults with open long bone fractures; study in the review included only Gustilo II open tibia fractures

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes adverse events: superficial infection (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Immobilisation in external rotation vs immobilisation

Re‐dislocation · patients undergoing conservative management after closed reduction of traumatic anterior dislocation of the shoulder

It is very uncertain whether immobilisation in external rotation changes re‐dislocation compared with immobilisation (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Immobilisation in external rotation vs immobilisation

Any instability: re‐dislocation or subluxation, composite outcome · patients undergoing conservative management after closed reduction of traumatic anterior dislocation of the shoulder

It is very uncertain whether immobilisation in external rotation changes any instability: re‐dislocation or subluxation, composite outcome compared with immobilisation (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review