Surgical versus nonsurgical treatment for scaphoid waist fracture with slight or no displacement: A meta-analysis and systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Surgical or nonsurgical treatment for scaphoid waist fracture with slight or no displacement is still controversial. This study compared the efficacy of the 2 methods through meta-analysis to provide a reference for the choice of clinical treatment options.

Methods

Two individuals independently searched for relevant RCTs and cohort studies from PubMed (1946-February 2018), Embase (1946-February 2018), and Cochrane library (1997-February 2018). After quality assessment and data extraction, Stata 14 software was used for combining the effect size, testing heterogeneity, and studying bias. GRADEpro was used to rate the level of evidence.

Results

Ten RCTs and 4 cohort studies with 765 patients were included. No statistical difference in satisfaction, pain, and

SUBMITTER: Li H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6283056 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature