In this edition of Cochrane Corner, two updated reviews have been published in the Cochrane database. The first is a very broad review of rehabilitation strategies for patients with ankle fractures and includes early mobilization, the use of removable splints, and physical therapy techniques for patients treated with and without surgery. The second evaluates interventions for fixing tibial plateau fractures, including fixation techniques and bone graft substitutes

This edition of Cochrane Corner looks at some of the work published by the Cochrane Collaboration, covering pharmacological interventions for the prevention of bleeding in people undergoing definitive fixation or joint replacement for hip, pelvic, and long bone fractures; interventions for reducing red blood cell transfusion in adults undergoing hip fracture surgery: an overview of systematic reviews; and pharmacological treatments for low back pain in adults: an overview of Cochrane Reviews