Ref (type)	Population	Outcome, Interventions	Results and statistical analysis	Effect size	Favours
Time taken to return to work
RCT	52 feet after first metatarsophalangeal joint fusion In review	Return to work 7.0 weeks with plaster slipper cast 5.8 weeks with crepe bandage	P <0.02 The RCT is small and may have lacked power to detect a clinically significant difference between groups	Effect size not calculated	crepe bandage
Time taken to return to normal activities
RCT	54 feet corrected by Wilson's osteotomy In review	Time to return to normal activities 6.2 weeks with plaster slipper cast 6.6 weeks with crepe bandage	Reported as not significant P value not reported The RCT is small and may have lacked power to detect a clinically significant difference between groups		Not significant