Cochrane Review Group

Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma

58 systematic reviews in Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma ask 775 questions. 21.4% have no studies to answer them, 45.9% rest on very low certainty evidence and 8.7% reach moderate or high certainty.

Reviews

Questions

775

current versions

No studies

21.4%

Moderate or high

8.7%

No studies 166 · 21.4%Ungraded 24 · 3.1%Very low 356 · 45.9%Low 162 · 20.9%Moderate 47 · 6.1%High 20 · 2.6%

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.

Search questions in Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma

Thinnest evidence

All no studies and very low questions

Question	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Medication or nutrition fall prevention interventions vs control: evidence from RCTs Rate of falls · community‐dwelling older adults ≥ 65 years of age Population‐based interventions for preventing falls and fall‐related injuries in older people (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Multicomponent fall prevention interventions vs control: evidence from RCTs Number of people experiencing 1 or more fall‐related injuries Measured using questionnaire data (self‐reported) · community‐dwelling older adults at least 60 years of age Population‐based interventions for preventing falls and fall‐related injuries in older people (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	1422 participants	Very low
Multicomponent fall prevention interventions vs control: evidence from RCTs Number of people experiencing 1 or more fall‐related fractures Measured using questionnaire data (self‐reported) · community‐dwelling older adults at least 60 years of age Population‐based interventions for preventing falls and fall‐related injuries in older people (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	1422 participants	Very low
Multicomponent fall prevention interventions vs control: evidence from RCTs Number of people experiencing 1 or more falls resulting in hospital admission Measured using hospital records · community‐dwelling older adults at least 60 years of age Population‐based interventions for preventing falls and fall‐related injuries in older people (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	7179 participants	Very low
Multicomponent fall prevention interventions vs control: evidence from RCTs Adverse events · community‐dwelling older adults at least 60 years of age Population‐based interventions for preventing falls and fall‐related injuries in older people (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Multicomponent fall prevention interventions vs control: evidence from RCTs Cost‐effectiveness (economic analysis) · community‐dwelling older adults at least 60 years of age Population‐based interventions for preventing falls and fall‐related injuries in older people (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Multicomponent fall prevention interventions vs control: evidence from non‐randomised trials Rate of falls Measured using questionnaire data (self‐reported) or hospital records · community‐dwelling older adults at least 60 years of age Population‐based interventions for preventing falls and fall‐related injuries in older people (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	4197 participants	Very low
Multicomponent fall prevention interventions vs control: evidence from non‐randomised trials Number of fallers Measured using questionnaire data (self‐reported) · community‐dwelling older adults at least 60 years of age Population‐based interventions for preventing falls and fall‐related injuries in older people (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	3047 participants	Very low
Multicomponent fall prevention interventions vs control: evidence from non‐randomised trials Number of people experiencing 1 or more fall‐related injuries Measured using healthcare centre records · community‐dwelling older adults at least 60 years of age Population‐based interventions for preventing falls and fall‐related injuries in older people (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	67300 participants	Very low
Multicomponent fall prevention interventions vs control: evidence from non‐randomised trials Number of people experiencing 1 or more fall‐related fractures Measured using hospital injury record system · community‐dwelling older adults at least 60 years of age Population‐based interventions for preventing falls and fall‐related injuries in older people (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	24365 participants	Very low
Multicomponent fall prevention interventions vs control: evidence from non‐randomised trials Number of people experiencing 1 or more falls resulting in hospital admission Measured using hospital records · community‐dwelling older adults at least 60 years of age Population‐based interventions for preventing falls and fall‐related injuries in older people (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Medication or nutrition fall prevention interventions vs control: evidence from RCTs Number of fallers · community‐dwelling older adults ≥ 65 years of age Population‐based interventions for preventing falls and fall‐related injuries in older people (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies

Reviews 58

Population‐based interventions for preventing falls and fall‐related injuries in older people

Lewis, SR, McGarrigle, L, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2024

Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma

Thinnest evidence

Reviews 58

Population‐based interventions for preventing falls and fall‐related injuries in older people

Surgical versus non‐surgical interventions for treating patellar dislocation

Ultrasound and shockwave therapy for acute fractures in adults

Surgical versus non‐surgical interventions for displaced intra‐articular calcaneal fractures

Environmental interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with and without exercise to reduce fear of falling in older people living in the community

Cephalomedullary nails versus extramedullary implants for extracapsular hip fractures in older adults

Interventions for treating proximal humeral fractures in adults

Interventions for improving mobility after hip fracture surgery in adults

Interventions for treating fractures of the distal femur in adults

Running shoes for preventing lower limb running injuries in adults

Surgical interventions for treating intracapsular hip fractures in older adults: a network meta‐analysis

Surgical interventions for treating extracapsular hip fractures in older adults: a network meta‐analysis

Arthroplasties for hip fracture in adults

Timing of antibiotic administration, wound debridement, and the stages of reconstructive surgery for open long bone fractures of the upper and lower limbs

Interventions for treating supracondylar elbow fractures in children

Multidisciplinary rehabilitation for older people with hip fractures

Interventions for treating fractures of the patella in adults

Rehabilitation following surgery for flexor tendon injuries of the hand

Internal fixation implants for intracapsular hip fractures in older adults

Percutaneous pinning for treating distal radial fractures in adults

Oral non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs versus other oral analgesic agents for acute soft tissue injury

Conservative management following closed reduction of traumatic anterior dislocation of the shoulder

Surgical versus conservative interventions for treating acromioclavicular dislocation of the shoulder in adults

Surgical versus conservative interventions for treating fractures of the middle third of the clavicle