Table 1.
Search strategy for PubMed and EMBASE.
| PubMed: | #1 randomized controlled trial [PT] | EMBASE: | (distal AND (radius OR radial)) AND (external AND fix*) AND (((internal OR plate OR plates OR plating) AND fix*) AND volar) AND (randomized OR randomly).mp. [mp = title, abstract, subject headings, heading word, drug trade name, original title, device manufacturer, drug manufacturer name] |
| #2 controlled clinical trial [PT] | |||
| #3 comparative study [PT] | |||
| #4 randomized [tiab] | |||
| #5 randomly [tiab] | |||
| #6 trial [tiab] | |||
| #7#1 OR#2 OR#3 OR#4 OR#5 OR#6 | |||
| #8 distal radial fractures [tiab] | |||
| #9 distal radius fractures [tiab] | |||
| #10 distal radial [tiab] | |||
| #11 distal radius [tiab] | |||
| #12 colles fractures [tiab] | |||
| #13 smith fractures [tiab] | |||
| #14 wrist injuries [tiab] | |||
| #15#8 OR#9 OR#10 OR#11 OR#12 OR#13 OR#14 | |||
| #16 plate [tiab] | |||
| #17 locking plate [tiab] | |||
| #18 volar locking plate [tiab] | |||
| #19 volar plate [tiab] | |||
| #20 plate osteosynthesis [tiab] | |||
| #21 external fixation [tiab] | |||
| #22 external fixators [tiab] | |||
| #23#16 OR#17 OR#18 OR#19 OR#20 OR#21 OR#22 | |||
| #24#7 AND#15 AND#23 |
PT: Publication type; tiab: Title/Abstract.