Table 2.
GRADE summary table for DASH score at 1 year
| Group | Rank | Intervention | Mean difference (95% CI) | Quality of evidence |
| All patients | 1 | Volar locking plate | -7.3 (-11 to -3.7)a | Moderateb |
| 2 | Intramedullary fixation | -7.8 (-14.6 to -0.56)a | Very lowb,c | |
| Intraarticular | 1 | Bridging external fixation | -14 (-32 to 4.8) | Very lowc,d |
| 2 | Fragment-specific plating | -11 (-25 to 2.0) | Lowc | |
| 3 | Volar locking plate | -8.4 (-15 to -2.0)a | Moderatee | |
| Extraarticular | 1 | Volar locking plate | -4.6 (-10 to 1.4) | Lowd,f |
| 2 | Nonbridging external fixation | -6.0 (-15 to 3.1) | Very lowc,e | |
| Average age older than 60 years | 1 | Volar locking plate | -6.4 (-11 to -2.1)a | Moderateb |
| 2 | Percutaneous pinning | -7.3 (-22 to 7.1) | Very lowb,c,e |
a
Inferred to be statistically significant with a 95% CI for mean difference not crossing zero.
b
Downgraded for indirectness.
c
Downgraded two levels for imprecision.
d
Downgraded for risk of bias.
e
Downgraded for inconsistency.
f
Downgraded for imprecision.
Mean differences are relative to nonoperative treatment; rank based on SUCRA value; small sample size was considered in the evaluation of imprecision; MCID for DASH is 10 points; GRADE = Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation.