Table 3.
Systematic review data, providing paper characteristics, materials, duration of symptoms, aetiology and classification
| Authors | Study | Evidence | Patients | Females/males | Age | Range | Duration of symptoms | Aetiology | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wray and Templeton [13] | Retro | IV | 37 | 32/5 | 34 | (17–53) | n/s | No | n/s |
| Postacchini and Massobrio [7] | Retro | IV | 51 | 44/7 | 34 | (11–44) | 2.4 (2 months–15 years) | 19 not 26 idiopathic, 32 trauma | Postacchini |
| Bayne et al. [5] | Retro | IV | 48 | 38/10 | 39 | (14–71) | n/s | 25 trauma/12 idiopathic/7 spinal operation/4 childbirth | n/s |
| Eng et al. [14] | Retro | IV | 27 | 25/2 | 34.5 | (13–74) | n/s | 16 trauma, 1 child, 1 inject | n/s |
| Hellberg and Strange-Vognsen [15] | Retro | IV | 65 | 58/7 | 34 | (12–65) | 6 months | 32 trauma/8 childbirth/25 idiopathic | n/s |
| Wray et al. [4] | Pro | III | 120/23 oper | 101/19 | 38 f/47 m | (11–74)/(13–76) | 16 months (6–10 years) | 30 fall/14 childbirth/15 injury | n/s |
| Grosso and van Dam [16] | Retro | IV | 9 | 6/3 | 32.5 | (14–46) | 55 months (7 months–14 years) | 6 trauma/3 idiopathic | Postacchini |
| Zayer [17] | Retro | IV | 10 | 10/0 | 46 | (26–74) | n/s | 5 trauma/2 child/1 surgery/2 idiopathic | n/s |
| Maigne et al. [18] | Pro | III | 37 | 28/9 | 46.5 | (30–64) | 31 months | n/s | Maigne |
| Perkins et al. [19] | Retro | IV | 13 | 9/4 | 45 | (24–72) | 32 months (9–44 months) | 7 trauma/6 idiop | n/s |
| Ramsey et al. [20] | Retro | IV | 24 inj/15 surg | 14/1 | 32 | n/s | n/s | 5 trauma/8 idiopathic/1 childbirth | n/s |
| Doursounian et al. [21] | Retro | IV | 61 | 49/12 | 45.3 | (18–72) | 30 (2–28) | n/s | Maigne |
| Hodges et al. [22] | Retro | IV | 32/11 oper | 24/8 | 47 | (23–72) | 6 months | 3 childbirth/15 trauma 14 idiopathic/ | n/s |
| Wood and Mehbod [23] | Retro | III | 20 ect/25 inj | 41/10 | 41 | (22–66) | 22 (14–47) | 28 trauma/6 childbirth/17 idiopathic | Postacchini |
| Karalezli et al. [24] | Retro | IV | 14 | 14/0 | 28 | (17–39) | n/s | 8 trauma/3 childbirth/3 idiop | Postacchini |
| Feldbrin et al. [25] | Retro | IV | 9 | 7/2 | 52.8 | (21–65) | 14 (4 months–2 years) | 4 trauma/2 idiopathic/2 childbirth/1 meta | Postacchini |
| Pennekamp et al. [26] | Retro | III | 16 | 14/2 | 39.8 | (11–75) | n/s | 8 trauma/8 idiopathic | n/s |
| Balain et al. [27] | Retro | IV | 38 | 31/7 | 47.3 | (15–71) | n/s | 15 trauma/3 childbirth/13 idiopathic | n/s |
| Mouhsine et al. [28] | Retro | IV | 15 | 9/6 | 44.2 | (33–58) | 6 months | Trauma all | Maigne |
| Capar et al. [29] | Retro | IV | 24 | 23/1 | 33 | (21–60) | 30 (14–144) | 18 trauma/6 idiopathic | Postacchini |
| Sehirlioglou et al. [30] | Retro | IV | 74 | 64/10 | 43.4 | (16–45) | 7 (3–12 months) | n/s | n/s |
| Cebesoy et al. [31] | Retro | IV | 21 | 15/6 | 31 | (28–39) | 8 months (6–10 months) | 19 trauma/2 childbirth | n/s |
| Bilgic et al. [12] | Retro | III | 25 | 15/10 | 26.4 | (20–39) | 10 (8–13) | 17 trauma/8 instability | n/s |
| Traub et al. [32] | Retro | IV | 8 | 6/2 | 47.3 | n/s | 15.2 months | 5 trauma/3 idiopathic | n/s |
n/s non stated