Table 5.
Generalities, characteristics and outcomes of the included studies
| Author et al. Year | Journal Name | Design | Graft | FU (Months) | N.P | Age | F (%) | Outcome at the last FU | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOFAS | ATRS | C.C. (cm) | ||||||||
| Dumbre Patil et al. 2014 [9] | Foot Ankle Int | Ret | Semitendinosus autograft | 30.7 | 35 | 47.4 | 43 | |||
| El Shazly et al. 2014 [10] | Arthroscopy | Pro | Semitendinosus autograft | 27 | 15 | 37.7 | 20 | 90.8 | ||
| Gedam et al. 2016 [13] | Foot Ankle Int | Ret | Semitendinosus autograft | 30.1 | 14 | 45.6 | 21.4 | 96.9 | 91.4 | |
| Hao et al. 2020 [14] | Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi | Ret | Semitendinosus + gracilis autograft | 33 | 32 | 45.5 | 12.5 | 95.5 | 96.6 | |
| Hollawell et al. 2015 [15] | J Foot Ankle Surg | Ret | Achilles and acellular tissue xenograft + allograft | 37.3 | 4 | 50 | 0 | |||
| Jiang et al. 2019 [18] | J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) | Pro | Semitendinosus + gracilis Autograft | 31.3 | 7 | 47.3 | 14.3 | 97.6 | 92.7 | |
| Jiménez-Carrasco et al. 2023 [19] | J Clin Med | Ret | Achilles allograft | 82 | 8 | 45.4 | 33.3 | 95 | 88 | |
| Khiami et al. 2013 [20] | Orthop Traumatol Surg Res | Ret | Free sural triceps aponeurosis autograft | 24.5 | 23 | 52.1 | 13 | |||
| Lee et al. 2007 [23] | J Foot Ankle Surg | Ret | Acellular tissue xenograft | 25 | 9 | 58.2 | 33 | 86.2 | ||
| Maffulli et al. 2013 [27] | Am J Sports Med | Ret | Semitendinosus autograft | 98 | 26 | 42 | 11.5 | 88.0 | 39.7 | |
| Maffulli et al. 2005 [28] | Clin J Sport Med | Pro | Gracilis autograft | 28.4 | 21 | 46.7 | 23.8 | 90.1 | 39.2 | |
| Maffulli et al. 2013[30] | Am J Sports Med | Pro | Semitendinosus autograft | 31.4 | 28 | 46 | 25 | 86.0 | 37.9 | |
| Nilsson et al. 2022 [37] | Knee aurg | Pro | Semitendinosus autograft | 12 | 22 | 60 | 40.9 | |||
| Ofili et al. 2016 [40] | J Foot Ankle Surg | Ret | Achilles allograft | 16.1 | 14 | 48.4 | 43 | |||
| Plaass et al. 2013 [43] | Z Orthop Unfall | Ret | Semitendinosus autograft | 3.8 | 26 | 42 | 11.6 | 88.0 | ||
| Qi et al. 2013 [44] | Zhon. Xiu Fu Ch. Jian Wai Ke Za Zhi | Pro | FHL + semitendinosus autograft | 19.7 | 9 | 43 | 33.3 | |||
| Sarzaeem et al. 2012 [45] | Knee Surg Sp Traum Arth | Pro | Semitendinosus autograft | 25 | 11 | 30 | 0 | 92.0 | 89.0 | |
| Shoaib et al. 2017 [46] | Foot Ankle Surg | Pro | Achilles allograft | 29 | 7 | 50.2 | 58 | 91.0 | 92.0 | |
| Song et al. 2018 [47] | ESSKA | Ret | Semitendinosus allograft | 53 | 34 | 36.1 | 11.7 | 100.0 | 99.0 | |
| Tsukada et al. 2021 [48] | AOFAS | Ret | Semitendinosus autograft | 35.5 | 10 | 51.7 | 40 | 95.0 | 86.2 | |
| Usuelli et al. 2017 [49] | Joints | Ret | Semitendinosus autograft | 27.9 | 8 | 50.5 | 37.5 | 92.0 | 87.0 | 37.5 |
| Vuldzhev et al. 2022 [51] | Cureus | Pro | Semitendinosus autograft | 30 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 92.8 | 38.5 | |
FHL Flexor Hallucis longus, NP number of patients, F female, Pro prospective, Ret retrospective, FU follow-Up, CC calf circumference