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Objective: To evaluate the effect of preventive interventions for lateral ankle sprain in the general population. Data sources: A search of PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane CENTRAL, Medline, CINAHL, and ClinicalTrials.gov was conducted up to August 2022. Review methods: Randomized controlled trials and prospective cohort studies that evaluated any interventions for preventing lateral ankle sprain were included. Two reviewers independently conducted the search, screening, and data extraction. The methodological quality of each study was assessed using the revised Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for randomized trials or using the Cochrane Risk Of Bias In Non-Randomized Studies tool for prospective cohort studies. Results: Seventeen studies met the inclusion criteria. Proprioceptive training exhibited better effects on preventing future lateral ankle sprain compared with the control group (risk ratio = 0.59, p < 0.001), and a stronger preventive effect was observed in participants with a history of lateral ankle sprain in the subgroup analysis (risk ratio = 0.49, p = 0.02). Compared with no bracing, ankle bracing had no significant better effect in preventing lateral ankle sprain (risk ratio = 0.43, p = 0.05). Proprioceptive training and ankle bracing had similar preventive effects (risk ratio = 0.98, p = 0.97). Limited evidence hindered the synthesis of data on pain, swelling, costs, and time loss. Conclusion: Proprioceptive training is recommended for preventing lateral ankle sprain, especially for people with a history of lateral ankle sprain. Bracing seems to have an ambiguous preventive effect and requires more further investigation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To systematically review the effect of preoperative education on reducing postoperative pain and disability in the short-term and long-term for patients undergoing orthopedic surgery. Pertinent randomized controlled trials were retrieved from PubMed, Cochrane Central, Embase, Medline, Scopus and CINAHL from their inception until September 10, 2023. Two authors independently conducted study selection, data extraction, and methodological quality assessment. This review was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42023470282). A total of 37 RCTs were included with 27 of them being pooled for meta-analysis. Low certainty of evidence indicated that there was a small effect of preoperative education (standardized mean difference = − 0.23, 95 % CI = [− 0.39, − 0.07], p = 0.004) or combined preoperative intervention (standardized mean difference = − 0.25, 95 % CI = [− 0.41, − 0.09], p = 0.003) on postoperative pain relief. Preoperative education and combined preoperative intervention only had a short-term effect on postoperative pain relief, while they were not superior to usual care in postoperative functional recovery, either short-term or long-term. Both preoperative education and combined preoperative intervention are effective in pain control around a week postoperatively. However, optimal contents, durations, and dose of education warrant further investigation. • Data from 27 RCTs is synthesized for evaluating the effect of preoperative education on postoperative pain and function. • Preoperative education alone or combined with other interventions is effective in reducing postoperative pain around a week. • Preoperative education does not provide added benefits for postoperative functional recovery and long-term pain relief. • The optimal contents, dose and duration of preoperative education remain unclear. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]