Comparison 2. Sensitivity analysis.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Quality of life (imputed data removed)	3	259	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.19 [‐0.44, 0.05]
2 Pain (imputed data removed)	1	28	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.90 [‐1.09, 2.89]
3 Time to return to activity (imputed data removed)	1	86	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.20 [‐3.21, 2.81]
4 Number of hospital readmissions (imputed data removed)	5		Rate Ratio (Fixed, 95% CI)	1.25 [0.43, 3.63]
5 Number of people requiring hospital readmission (best‐best)	3	336	Risk Ratio (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.00 [0.30, 3.32]
6 Number of people requiring hospital readmission (worst‐worst)	3	336	Risk Ratio (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.68 [1.03, 2.73]
7 Number of people requiring hospital readmission (worst‐best)	3	336	Risk Ratio (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	4.52 [1.75, 11.70]
8 Number of people requiring hospital readmission (best‐worst)	3	336	Risk Ratio (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.29 [0.11, 0.82]
9 Failed discharge (best‐best)	5	451	Risk Ratio (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.90 [0.61, 1.33]
10 Failed discharge (worst‐worst)	5	451	Risk Ratio (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.09 [0.79, 1.51]
11 Failed discharge (best‐worst)	5	451	Risk Ratio (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.75 [0.52, 1.07]
12 Failed discharge (worst‐best)	5	451	Risk Ratio (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.25 [0.87, 1.81]