Ref (type)	Population	Outcome, Interventions	Results and statistical analysis	Effect size	Favours
Global satisfaction
RCT 3-armed trial	209 adults In review	Proportion with improved "global assessment" (not further defined) at 1 year 46% with orthoses 24% with no treatment	RR adjusted for baseline characteristics: 0.38 95% CI 0.18 to 0.78	Moderate effect size	orthoses
RCT 3-armed trial	209 adults In review	Satisfaction (assessed on a visual analogue scale ranging from 0 [totally unsatisfied] to 100 [totally satisfied]) at 1 year 70 with orthoses 61 with no treatment	Difference adjusted for baseline characteristics: +9 95% CI –1 to +20		Not significant
Satisfaction with appearance
RCT 3-armed trial	209 adults In review	Cosmetic disturbance (assessed on a 7-point scale ranging from 0 [no cosmetic disturbance] to 6 [maximal cosmetic disturbance]) at 1 year 2.6 with orthoses 2.8 with no treatment	Differences adjusted for baseline characteristics: +0.2 95% CI –0.4 to +0.8		Not significant