Exposure of the plate (adverse effect) · Adults (>16 years old) undergoing orthognathic surgery
1 finding from 1 review
Resorbable versus titanium plates for orthognathic surgery 2017 · Cochrane All outcomesUp to 3 years postoperatively
Both titanium and resorbable groups experienced two plate exposures which occurred between the third and ninth month, with plate exposure rates of 1.02% for the titanium group and 1.21% for the resorbable group. All…
1 study · 60 participants
GRADE not reported
Costs (fixation materials, hospital bed days, retreatment) · Adults (>16 years old) undergoing orthognathic surgery
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Re-operation and revision rate / plate removal (adverse effect) · Adults (>16 years old) undergoing orthognathic surgery
1 finding from 1 review
Resorbable versus titanium plates for orthognathic surgery 2017 · Cochrane All outcomesUp to 3 years postoperatively
Plate removal rates were 1.53% (3/196) of the titanium plates and 3.63% (6/165) of the resorbable ones. Out of a total of nine, two in each group were removed because of plate exposure, one patient in the titanium and…
1 study · 60 participants
GRADE not reported
Need for retreatment or replacement of fixation due to failure of the fixation · Adults (>16 years old) undergoing orthognathic surgery
1 finding from 1 review
SoF row (Resorbable plates compared to titanium plates for stabilization after orthognathic surgery). Need for retreatment or replacement of fixation due to failure of the fixation (plates failed or removed in each…
1 study · 60 participants
Very low
Adverse effects (composite: plate exposure, wound infection, sinus tract, wound dehiscence, plate removal) · Adults (>16 years old) undergoing orthognathic surgery
1 finding from 1 review
Resorbable versus titanium plates for orthognathic surgery 2017 · Cochrane All outcomesUp to 24 months postoperatively
SoF row. Adverse effects; 60 participants (1 RCT); Quality of the evidence (GRADE): VERY LOW. Exposure of the plate: both titanium and resorbable groups experienced 2 plate exposures which occurred between the third…
1 study · 60 participants
Very low
Functional assessment using a patient reported outcome measure: · adults with olecranon fractures
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
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
Pain · adults with olecranon fractures
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events ‐ overall · adults with olecranon fractures
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events ‐ symptomatic metal prominence · adults with olecranon fractures
It is very uncertain whether plate fixation changes adverse events ‐ symptomatic metal prominence compared with tension band wiring (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events ‐ delayed or non‐union · adults with olecranon fractures
It is very uncertain whether plate fixation changes adverse events ‐ delayed or non‐union compared with tension band wiring (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events ‐ heterotopic ossification (bone formation) · adults with olecranon fractures
It is very uncertain whether plate fixation changes adverse events ‐ heterotopic ossification (bone formation) compared with tension band wiring (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects (insufficient fixation; re-operation/revision; plate exposure; superficial or deep wound infection; sinus tract; wound dehiscence; giant cell/foreign body or inflammatory reaction; post-traumatic dystrophy) · Adults over 18 years of age with fractures of the facial skeleton including the mandible, maxilla, zygoma (malar); studies on fractures of…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Occurrence of sinus tract (adverse effect) · Adults (>16 years old) undergoing orthognathic surgery
1 finding from 1 review
Resorbable versus titanium plates for orthognathic surgery 2017 · Cochrane All outcomesUp to 3 years postoperatively
Five patients (three in the titanium group and two in the resorbable group) developed a non-infected sinus tract. The sinus tracts arose earlier in the titanium group (sixth week) than in the resorbable group (third…
1 study · 60 participants
GRADE not reported
Clinical stability of osteotomy segments (VAS 0 to 10) · Adults (>16 years old) undergoing orthognathic surgery
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical stability of osteotomy segments (Cheung 2004), self-assessed on a VAS (0=very mobile, 10=no mobility) by postoperative period, titanium vs resorbable mean (SD): 0 to 2 weeks 8.10 (1.79) vs 8.47 (2.18), P=0.48;…
1 study · 60 participants
GRADE not reported
Patient satisfaction (VAS 0 to 10) · Adults (>16 years old) undergoing orthognathic surgery
It is very uncertain whether resorbable (bioresorbable) plates or screws for fixation changes patient satisfaction (VAS 0 to 10) compared with titanium plates or screws for fixation (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Postoperative pain during the immediate recovery period (VAS 0 to 10) · Adults (>16 years old) undergoing orthognathic surgery
It is very uncertain whether resorbable (bioresorbable) plates or screws for fixation changes postoperative pain during the immediate recovery period (VAS 0 to 10) compared with titanium plates or screws for fixation (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Analgesic medication used (type, dose, frequency) · Adults (>16 years old) undergoing orthognathic surgery
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Status of occlusion (e.g. ANB, Angle's classification, Wits analysis) · Adults (>16 years old) undergoing orthognathic surgery
1 finding from 1 review
Resorbable versus titanium plates for orthognathic surgery 2017 · Cochrane All outcomesUp to 3 years postoperatively
Weidner 2005 provided analyses of mean changes in ANB from scanned radiographs. The ANB data were incomplete for many of the five time periods and were reported as 'grad' rather than the conventionally accepted…
1 study · 43 participants
GRADE not reported
Wound dehiscence · Adults (>16 years old) undergoing orthognathic surgery
1 finding from 1 review
Resorbable versus titanium plates for orthognathic surgery 2017 · Cochrane All outcomesUp to 3 years postoperatively
Three patients (10%) in the titanium group and two patients (6.7%) in the resorbable group presented with wound dehiscence. One patient in each group with dehisced wounds became infected; all non-infected wounds closed…
1 study · 60 participants
GRADE not reported