TABLE 2.
Characteristics of the selected investigations for the meta‐analysis.
| Investigation | Country | Total | With cortical bone trajectory screw fixation | Without cortical bone trajectory screw fixation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meir, 2004 38 | Palastine | 101 | 52 | 49 |
| Kanaroglou, 2013 39 | Canada | 136 | 77 | 59 |
| Baillargeon, 2014 40 | Canada | 150 | 103 | 47 |
| Zeiai, 2016 41 | Sweden | 113 | 58 | 55 |
| Smith, 2017 42 | USA | 371 | 229 | 142 |
| Canon, 2018 43 | USA | 48 | 24 | 24 |
| Roth, 2018 44 | USA | 67 | 35 | 32 |
| Canon, 2021 45 | USA | 218 | 122 | 96 |
| Faasse, 2022 46 | USA | 93 | 45 | 48 |
| Doersch, 2022 47 | USA | 101 | 67 | 34 |
| Total | 1398 | 812 | 586 |