Comparison 2. Low‐intensity pulsed ultrasound versus placebo.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Pain: visual analogue scale (0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain))	1		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
2 Pain: number of painkillers (tablets/28 days)	1		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
3 Treatment failure	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
3.1 Number who had surgical procedure	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
4 Clinical healing: time to clinical fracture consolidation (days)	1		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
5 Adverse events: skin irritation	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
6 Time to return to previous activities (days)	1		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
6.1 Resumption of household activities	1		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
6.2 Resumption of professional work	1		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
6.3 Resumption of sport	1		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]