Cochrane · systematic review · CD007320
Joint lavage for osteoarthritis of the knee
Reichenbach, S, Rutjes, AWS, Nüesch, E, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2010 · 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
7
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 1 · 14.3%Very low 2 · 28.6%Low 4 · 57.1%Moderate 0 · 0%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 osteoarthritis of the knee
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain intensity Various validated pain scales | no estimate extracted | 7 studies · 567 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Pain intensity Various validated pain scales | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 380 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Function Various validated function scales. | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 540 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Function Various validated function scales. | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 381 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Number of patients experiencing adverse events | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Number of patients who withdrew due to adverse event | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 8 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Number of patients experiencing any serious adverse event | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 98 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |