Table 3.
Logistic outcomes
| Study | Injury | Number of appointments; mean | Mean reduction | Returned after DD | Repeat radiographic images; mean | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | DD | Rate; % | Control | DD | |||
| Comparative | |||||||
| Abdelmalek [10] | 5MC neck Fx | 1.33 | 0.0 | 1.33 | 0.0 | NR | 0.0 |
| Bansal [11] | 5MC neck Fx | 1.83 | 0.05 | 1.78 | 5.3 | NR | NR |
| Ferguson [12] | 5MT Fx | 1.76 | < 0.30* | 1.46 | 2.5 | NR | NR |
| Hamilton [13] | Paediatric forearm Fx | 1.05 | 0.02 | 1.03 | 1.3 | NR | NR |
| Mackenzie [9] | 5MC Fx | 1.08 | 0.08 | 1.00 | NR | 0.4 | 0.06 |
| 5MT Fx | 2.08 | 0.33 | 1.75 | NR | 0.3 | 0.13 | |
| Radial head/neck Fx | 1.25 | 0.22 | 1.03 | NR | 1.1 | 0.31 | |
| Seewoonarain [17] | Torus Fx wrist | 1.00 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Non-comparative | |||||||
| Bhattacharyya [18] | Clavicle Fx | 0.02 | 1.6 | NR | |||
| Brogan [20] | 5MT Fx | < 0.17** | NR | NR | |||
| Brooksbank [21] | Mallet finger | NR | 19.4 | NR | |||
| Callender [22] | Torus Fx wrist | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Gamble [24] | 5MC Fx | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Gleeson [25]—I | Torus Fx wrist; clavicle Fx | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Jayaram [28] | Radial head/neck Fx | NR | 1.1 | NR | |||
| Robinson [31] | Multiple | NR | 9.2 | NR | |||
5MC fifth metacarpal, 5MT fifth metatarsal, DD direct discharge, Fx fracture, NR not reported
*Was determined in a cohort of 339 patients, 82.6% of which were discharged directly
**Was determined in a cohort of 663 patients, 75.3% of which were discharged directly