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

Exercise for preventing falls in older people living in the community

Sherrington, C, Fairhall, NJ, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019

Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma

Thinnest evidence

Reviews 58

Exercise for preventing falls in older people living in the community

Interventions for preventing falls in older people in care facilities and hospitals

Multifactorial and multiple component interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community

Interventions for treating wrist fractures in children

Manipulative interventions for reducing pulled elbow in young children

Injected corticosteroids for treating plantar heel pain in adults

Antioxidants for preventing and reducing muscle soreness after exercise

Interventions for treating simple bone cysts in the long bones of children

One‐incision versus two‐incision techniques for arthroscopically assisted anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in adults

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) for patellofemoral pain syndrome

Nutritional supplementation for hip fracture aftercare in older people

Conservative interventions for treating middle third clavicle fractures in adolescents and adults

Bioabsorbable versus metallic interference screws for graft fixation in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Surgical interventions (microfracture, drilling, mosaicplasty, and allograft transplantation) for treating isolated cartilage defects of the knee in adults

Interventions for treating ankle fractures in children

Surgical versus conservative interventions for treating anterior cruciate ligament injuries

Surgical interventions for treating acute fractures or non‐union of the middle third of the clavicle

Surgical fixation methods for tibial plateau fractures

Red blood cell transfusion for people undergoing hip fracture surgery

Surgical interventions for treating distal tibial metaphyseal fractures in adults

Exercise for treating patellofemoral pain syndrome

Knee orthoses for treating patellofemoral pain syndrome

Whole‐body cryotherapy (extreme cold air exposure) for preventing and treating muscle soreness after exercise in adults

Injection therapies for Achilles tendinopathy

Vitamin D and vitamin D analogues for preventing fractures in post‐menopausal women and older men