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| Outcomes |
Studies, n | Patients, n | Effect | Limitations | Inconsistency | Indirectness | Imprecision | Publication bias | Importance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | RCT | Cohort | |||||||||
| Union | 11 | 2 | 9 | 1021 | 91% likelihood | No serious limitations | No serious inconsistency | No serious indirectness | Undetected | Undetected | High |
| Delayed union | 9 | 1 | 8 | 797 | 22.4% risk | No serious limitations | No serious inconsistency | No serious indirectness | Undetected | Undetected | High |
| Malunion | 11 | 2 | 9 | 627 | 8.3% risk | No serious limitations | Inconsistency evident | No serious indirectness | Undetected | Undetected | High |
| Non-union | 13 | 2 | 11 | 1284 | 8.1% risk | No serious limitations | No serious inconsistency | No serious indirectness | Undetected | Undetected | High |
| Infection (any) | 14 | 2 | 12 | 1409 | 8.1% risk | No serious limitations | No serious inconsistency | No serious indirectness | Undetected | Undetected | High |
| Deep infection | 14 | 2 | 12 | 1185 | 8.0% risk | No serious limitations | No serious inconsistency | No serious indirectness | Undetected | Undetected | High |