Table 1.
Basic Information of the Included Studies
| Author | Year | Group | Number of cases | Male/Female | Age (range, yrs) | Fixation method | Inclusion period | Study type | Follow-up (month) | MINORS score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xu, et al | 2023 | T | 12 | 9/3 | 42.5 ± 11.9 (22–57) | Nice knot + plate | 2022.1-2022.12 | R | 10.1 ± 3.5 | 12 |
| C | 24 | 16/8 | 40.3 ± 10.9 (17–57) | Lag screw + plate | 11.7 ± 4.9 | |||||
| Cheng, et al | 2023 | T | 34 | 19/15 | 38.7 ± 4.4 (21–65) | Nice knot + locking plate | 2021.6-2022.1 | R | NA | 12 |
| C | 32 | 20/12 | 39.8 ± 5.3 (21–65) | Bridge plate | ||||||
| Tian, et al | 2023 | T | 28 | 21/7 | 51.5 ± 13.5 | Nice knot + bridge plate | 2019.1–2021.6 | R | > 12 | 15 |
| C | 34 | 23/11 | 49.6 ± 14.2 | Locking plate | ||||||
| Lin, et al | 2022 | T | 18 | 10/8 | 61.4 ± 8.3 | Nice knot + Locking plate | 2018.1–2021.6 | R | 24 (12–30) | 13 |
| C | 21 | 13/8 | 65.3 ± 7.2 | Lag screw + Locking plate | ||||||
| Cao, et al | 2022 | T | 49 | 22/27 | 20–59 | Nice knot + intramedullary nail | 2017.2–2020.2 | R | NA | 11 |
| C | 47 | 24/23 |
42.41 ± 12.63 19–58 |
Plate | ||||||
| Hong, et al | 2021 | T | 52 | 34/18 |
50.8 ± 11.2 (24–69) |
Nice knot + locking plate | 2016.12–2019.4 | R |
25.8 ± 7.9 (13–40) |
15 |
| C | 49 | 31/18 |
50.9 ± 12.2 (20–71) |
Lag screw + locking plate |
25.9 ± 8.4 (12–40) |
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| Peng, et al | 2021 | T | 50 | 25/25 |
23–50 mean 32.9 |
Nice knot + locking plate | 2019.3–2020.3 | R |
12–18 mean 14 |
12 |
| C | 50 | 23/27 |
20–45 mean 37.2 |
Kirschner wire/lag screw + locking plate | ||||||
| Hu, et al | 2021 | T | 38 | 21/17 | 35.3 ± 10.2 | Nice knot + locking plate | 2014.1–2019.12 | R | NA | 15 |
| C | 37 | 19/18 | 33.3 ± 10.0 | Locking plate | ||||||
| Chen, et al | 2020 | T | 22 | 15/7 | 48.90 ± 12.50 | Nice knot + locking plate | 2017.1–2019.6 | R |
6–15 (10.7 ± 3.5) |
15 |
| C | 25 | 16/9 | 49.84 ± 12.84 | Locking plate | ||||||
| Wu, et al | 2020 | T | 26 | 17/9 |
18–60 mean 41 |
Nice knot + intramedullary nail | 2016.3–2018.1 | R | NA | 13 |
| C | 56 | 42/14 |
20–65 mean 44 |
Plate | ||||||
| Huang, et al | 2019 | T | 25 | 18/7 |
31.6 ± 1.8 (17–64) |
Nice knot + plate | 2015.6–2018.6 | R | NA | 11 |
| C | 25 | 17/8 |
32.2 ± 1.5 (18–66) |
Plate |
T Trial group, C Control group, R Retrospective study, MINORS Methodological index for non-randomized studies, NA Not available