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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

728 questions · 764 findings · 107 reviews

No studies found 194 · 25.4%GRADE not reported 47 · 6.2%Very low 212 · 27.7%Low 194 · 25.4%Moderate 99 · 13%High 18 · 2.4%

Local corticosteroid injection (LCI) vs a control strategy (no treatment, placebo or waiting list controls)

Treatment failure (Heel pain persists at 8 weeks; subsequent treatment at 12 weeks; no pain relief at 6 months) · Adults with plantar heel pain¹

It is very uncertain whether local steroid injection changes treatment failure (Heel pain persists at 8 weeks; subsequent… compared with placebo or no treatment control (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Open surgery vs steroid injection

Resolution of symptoms · patients with trigger finger

It is very uncertain whether open surgery changes resolution of symptoms (after one or more injections) compared with steroid injection (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Percutaneous surgery vs steroid injection

Resolution of symptoms · patients with trigger finger

It is very uncertain whether percutaneous surgery changes resolution of symptoms (after 1 or more injections) compared with steroid injection (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Botulinum toxin vs placebo

Participant‐reported improvement in sialorrhea in the short term · sialorrhea (excessive saliva) in people with motor neuron disease/amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Botulinum toxin injection showed no clear difference in participant‐reported improvement in sialorrhea in the short term… compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Local anaesthetic injection vs no treatment/placebo

Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · septal surgery

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

3 findings from 1 review