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. 2023 Nov 18;23:578. doi: 10.1186/s12887-023-04395-2

Table 1.

General characteristics of included studies

First author,(Year) Country Study setting Study design Study population Sample size Quality score
Yagdiran A.,et al.2022 Germany University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne Retrospective, Cohort study

Children

Mean age:

5 years

30% girls

70% boys

N = 10

Good

quality

Ferri I.,et al.2021 Italy Meyer children’s University Hospital, Florence Retrospective, Cohort study

Children

Mean age:

9.3 years

42.8% girls

57.2% boys

N = 21

Good

quality

Musso P.,et al.2021 Italy Meyer children’s University Hospital, Florence Retrospective, Cohort study

Children

Mean age:

5 years

45.4% girls

54.6% boys

N = 22

Good

quality

Roversi.M.,et al.2021 Italy Bambino children’s Hospital, Rome Retrospective, Cohort study

Children

Mean age:

3.8 years

47.9% girls

52.1% boys

N = 48

Good

quality

Afshari F.,et al.2019 England Birmingham children’s Hospital, Birmingham Retrospective, Cohort study

Children

Mean age:

4.3 years

52.1% girls

47.9% boys

N = 23

Good

quality

Dayer R.,et al. 2018 Switzerland University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva Retrospective, Cohort study

Children

Mean age:

3.4 years

34.9% girls

65.1% boys

N = 103

Poor

quality

Kang H.,et al.2016 South Korea Seoul national University children’s Hospital, Seoul Retrospective, Cohort study

Children

Mean age:

13.8 years

40% girls

60% boys

N = 25

Good

quality

Ceroni D.,et al.2013 Switzerland Geneva children’s Hospital, Geneva Retrospective, Cohort study

Children

Mean age:

2.8 years

40% girls

60% boys

N = 10

Good

quality

Zomalheto Z.,et al.2013 Benin National Hospital University hubert Koutoukou Maga, Cotonou Cross-sectional study

Children

Mean age:

N.A.

37.9% girls

62.1% boys

N = 29

Good

quality

Spencer S.,et al.2012 Scotland Children’s Hospital of Scotland, Glasgow Retrospective, Cohort study

Children

Mean age:

1.8 years

75% girls

25% boys

N = 12

Good

quality

Chandrasenan J.,et al. 2011 England Royal Derby Hospital, Derby Retrospective, Cohort study

Children

Mean age:

3.3 years

56.2% girls

43.8% boys

N = 16

Good

quality

Miranda.I.,et al.2008 Spain Department of orthopaedic surgery and traumatology, Valencia Retrospective, Cohort study

Children

Mean age:

1.6 years

30% girls

70% boys

N = 10

Good

quality

Waizy H.,et al.2007 Germany Pediatric department of the Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf Retrospective, Cohort study

Children

Mean age:

1.9 years

50% girls

50% boys

N = 6

Good

quality

Kayser R.,et al.2005 Germany University orthopedic Hospital, Magdeburg Retrospective, Cohort study

Children

Mean age:

6.1 years

68% girls

32% boys

N = 25

Good

quality

Karabouta Z.,et al.2005 England Bristol royal Hospital, Birmingham Retrospective, Cohort study

Children

Mean age:

1.1 years

60% girls

40% boys

N = 5

Good

quality

Garron E.,et al. 2002 France Children’s Hospital of Timone, Marseille Retrospective, Cohort study

Children

Mean age:

4.6 years

45.2% girls

54.8% boys

N = 42

Good

quality

Brown.R.,et al.2001 England Children Hospital of London, London Retrospective, Cohort study

Children

Mean age:

1.5 years

63.6% girls

36.4% boys

N = 11

Good

quality