Cochrane · systematic review · CD003525
Surgery for lateral elbow pain
Buchbinder, R, Johnston, RV, Barnsley, L, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2011 · Cochrane Library
MusculoskeletalAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
13
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
9
Included studies
NR
No studies 9 · 69.2%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 23.1%Moderate 1 · 7.7%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Comparison
Population: patients with chronic (>12 months) lateral elbow pain
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain ‐ not measured | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Disability DASH scale. Scale from: 0 to 100. ( | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 47 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Adverse events ‐ not measured | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Comparison
Population: patients with lateral elbow pain
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain‐ short term VAS scale. Scale from: 0 to 10. ( | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 24 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Pain‐ long term VAS. Scale from: 0 to 10. ( | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 24 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Disability Mayo Elbow Performance. Scale from: 0 to 100. ( | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 24 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Adverse events ‐ not reported | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Comparison
Population: patients with chronic (mean 23 months) lateral elbow pain
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain ‐ not reported | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Disability ‐ not measured | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Adverse events ‐ not measured | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Comparison
Population: patients with chronic (>6 months) lateral elbow pain
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain ‐ not reported | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Disabilty ‐ not measured | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Adverse events ‐ not measured | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |