Comparison 6. Overlap sphincter repair versus end to end repair.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Number of patients with no change in incontinence	1		Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
2 Number of patients failing to achieve full continence	0	0	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
3 Number of patients with no improvement in faecal urgency	0	0	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
4 Number of patients having to use imodium	1		Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
5 Number of patients with difficulty evacuating	1		Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
6 Complications	1		Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected