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. 2009 Mar 11;2009:1112.
Ref (type) Population Outcome, Interventions Results and statistical analysis Effect size Favours
Satisfaction with appearance

Systematic review
28 people, 39 feet corrected by Mitchell's osteotomy
Data from 1 RCT
People dissatisfied with cosmetic appearance mean follow-up of 11 months (range 2–24 months)
1/17 (6%) with standard fixation
3/21 (14%) with absorbable pin fixation

P = 0.38
Validity of the results may be limited; people were used as the unit of randomisation and feet were used as the unit of statistical analysis
Not significant