Table 2.
Study | Number of patients | Mean age (years) | Operation | Evaluation | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ippolito and Tudisco [11] (1986) | 8 | 26.0 | Unipolar and bipolar | Neck ROM | All had satisfactory ROM |
Omidi-Kashani et al. [15] (2008) | 14 | 21.9 | Bipolar | Modified Lee’s score | Excellent 7, good 5, fair 0, poor 2 |
Patwardhan et al. [16] (2011) | 12 | 24.0 | Bipolar | Modified Cheng and Tang score | Excellent 8, good 4, fair 0, poor 0 |
Seyhan et al. [19] (2012) | 11 | 14.6 | Bipolar | Neck ROM | All had satisfactory ROM |
Current study | 37 | 27.4 | Unipolar and bipolar | Modified Cheng and Tang score | Excellent 21, good 12, fair 4, poor 0 |