Table 2. Included studies.
| Author | Year | Country | n | Age | Size (cm) | Multiple/single | Uni/bilateral | Pain | Days before intervention | Reconstruction | Co-morbidities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezer (27) | 2013 | Turkey | 4 | 14 | 25 | Single | Unilateral | − | 60 | N | N |
| 17 | 30 | Single | Unilateral | − | 180 | N | N | ||||
| 10 | 45 | Single | Unilateral | − | 3 | N | Neuroblastoma | ||||
| 14 | 60 | Single | Unilateral | − | 10 | N | N | ||||
| Matz (28) | 2013 | US | 1 | 13 | 10 | Multiple | Unilateral | Yes | − | N | N |
| Arowolo (29) | 2013 | Nigeria | 1 | 14 | 30 | Single | Unilateral | Yes | 365 | Y | N |
| Biswas (30) | 2012 | Bangladesh | 2 | 14 | 15 | Single | Unilateral | Yes | 120 | N | N |
| 16 | 11 | Single | Unilateral | No | 90 | N | N | ||||
| Sosin (31) | 2012 | US | 1 | 13 | 12.1 | Multiple | Unilateral | − | − | N | N |
| Cheng (32) | 2012 | US | 3 | 17 | 5 | Single | Unilateral | No | 30 | N | ESRD, post-transplant |
| 13 | 8 | Single | Unilateral | No | 210 | N | N | ||||
| 15 | 10.5 | Single | Unilateral | No | 90 | N | N | ||||
| Heilmann (33) | 2012 | Germany | 1 | 17 | 13 | Single | Unilateral | No | 60 | N | Pregnancy |
| Izadpanah (34) | 2012 | Canada | 1 | 12 | 9.5 | Single | Unilateral | Yes | 8 | N | N |
| Marshall (35) | 2012 | US | 1 | 15 | 3.3 | Multiple | Unilateral | Yes | 270 | N | N |
| Chepla (10) | 2011 | US | 2 | 10 | 11.6 | Single | Unilateral | − | 60 | N | N |
| 16 | 15 | Single | Unilateral | No | 730 | Y | N | ||||
| Ng (11) | 2011 | Canada | 1 | 17 | 19 | Single | Unilateral | − | − | Y | N |
| Nikumbh (36) | 2011 | India | 1 | 12 | 17 | Multiple | Bilateral | Yes | 90 | N | N |
| Tantridge (37) | 2011 | UK | 1 | 13 | 11.2 | Multiple | Bilateral | No | 60 | N | Hemihypertrophy of unknown cause |
| Yagnik (38) | 2011 | India | 1 | 15 | 13 | Single | Unilateral | − | 240 | N | N |
| McCague (39) | 2010 | US | 1 | 22 | 28 | Multiple | Bilateral | Yes | 2555 | Y | N |
| Poh (12) | 2010 | US | 1 | 12 | 12 | Multiple | Bilateral | No | 150 | Y | Beckmann-Wiedemann syndrome |
| Biggers (40) | 2009 | US | 4 | 11 | 5.9 | Single | Unilateral | − | 90 | N | N |
| 12 | 10.5 | Single | Unilateral | − | 90 | N | N | ||||
| 14 | 12 | Single | Unilateral | − | 90 | N | N | ||||
| 15 | 17 | Single | Unilateral | − | 90 | N | N | ||||
| Calcaterra (41) | 2009 | Italy | 1 | 12 | 17 | Single | Unilateral | No | − | N | Turner syndrome |
| Gobbi (42) | 2009 | Italy | 2 | 12 | 8 | Single | Unilateral | No | − | N | N |
| 15 | 10 | Single | Unilateral | No | 60 | N | N | ||||
| Uygur (18) | 2009 | Turkey | 1 | 18 | 22 | Single | Unilateral | No | − | Y | N |
| Mukhopadhyay (2) | 2009 | India | 1 | 11 | 22 | Multiple | Bilateral | Yes | 60 | N | N |
| Wolfram (13) | 2009 | Austria | 1 | 15 | − | Single | Unilateral | No | 90 | Y | Severe scoliosis |
| Dolmans (14) | 2007 | Netherlands | 1 | 18 | 9 | Single | Unilateral | No | − | Y | N |
| Moore (43) | 2007 | US | 1 | 9 | 18.5 | Multiple | Bilateral | − | 365 | N | Congenital tubular breast disorder |
| Merdan (19) | 2006 | Iraq | 1 | 14 | 13 | Single | Unilateral | No | 300 | Y | N |
| Ahuja (44) | 2005 | India | 1 | 12 | − | Single | Unilateral | No | 60 | N | N |
| Lee (15) | 2004 | South Korea | 1 | 11 | 17 | Multiple | Bilateral | No | 365 | Y | N |
| Daya (45) | 2003 | South Africa | 2 | 16 | 18 | Single | Unilateral | Yes | 730 | N | N |
| 15 | 15 | Single | Unilateral | − | 365 | N | N | ||||
| Zacharia (46) | 2003 | India | 1 | 13 | 8 | Single | Unilateral | − | 30 | N | − |
| Hanna (47) | 2002 | Kuwait | 11 | 15 | 6 | Multiple | Bilateral | No | 365 | N | N |
| 21 | 15 | Single | Unilateral | No | − | N | N | ||||
| 21 | 15 | Single | Unilateral | No | − | N | Pregnancy | ||||
| 20 | 10 | Single | Unilateral | No | − | N | N | ||||
| 20 | 13 | Single | Unilateral | No | − | N | N | ||||
| 25 | 17 | Single | Unilateral | No | − | N | N | ||||
| 25 | 10 | Single | Unilateral | No | − | N | N | ||||
| 25 | 10 | Single | Unilateral | No | 2190 | N | N | ||||
| 23 | 15 | Single | Unilateral | No | 180 | N | N | ||||
| 25 | 8 | Single | Unilateral | Yes | − | N | N | ||||
| 25 | 6 | Single | Unilateral | Yes | 180 | N | N | ||||
| Wechselberger (16) | 2002 | Austria | 1 | 15 | − | Single | Unilateral | No | 365 | Y | N |
| Davis (4) | 2001 | US | 1 | 19 | 5 | Single | Unilateral | No | 7 | N | Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome |
| Agaoglu (25) | 2000 | Turkey | 1 | 16 | − | Single | Unilateral | Yes | 180 | Y | N |
| Baxi (48) | 2000 | India | 1 | 16 | 8 | Multiple | Bilateral | No | 730 | N | N |
| Kamei (23) | 2000 | Japan | 2 | 19 | 11 | Single | Unilateral | − | − | Y | N |
| 17 | 10 | Single | Unilateral | − | − | Y | N | ||||
| Mashiloane (49) | 2000 | South Africa | 1 | 16 | − | Single | Unilateral | Yes | 170 | N | Pregnancy |
| Simmons (50) | 2000 | US | 1 | 12 | 14 | Single | Unilateral | No | 90 | N | N |
| Silfen (51) | 1999 | South Africa | 1 | 13 | − | Multiple | Bilateral | Yes | 365 | N | N |
| Schneider (24) | 1997 | Germany | 1 | 25 | 6.5 | Multiple | Unilateral | No | 180 | N | N |
| Guerin (52) | 1993 | France | 1 | 14 | 16 | Single | Unilateral | Yes | 390 | N | N |
| Amiel (5) | 1993 | France | 1 | 15 | 13 | Single | Unilateral | No | − | N | N |
| Musio (17) | 1991 | US | 1 | 18 | 16 | Multiple | Bilateral | No | 600 | Y | Pregnancy |
| Kuusk (22) | 1988 | Canada | 1 | 14 | 3.5 | Multiple | Unilateral | − | 120 | Y | N |
| Leis (53) | 1982 | US | 1 | 11 | 8 | Single | Unilateral | − | 240 | N | N |
| Robbins (20) | 1979 | Australia | 1 | 20 | 11 | Single | Unilateral | − | − | Y | N |
| Hoffman (21) | 1978 | US | 1 | 13 | − | Single | Unilateral | − | 120 | Y | N |
| Devitt (54) | 1974 | Canada | 2 | 14 | 12 | Single | Unilateral | Yes | 150 | N | N |
| 19 | − | Single | Unilateral | No | 548 | N | N | ||||
| Cerrato (26) | 2015 | US | 46 | 18 | 7.4 | Single | Unilateral | No | − | Y | N |
| Ugburo (55) | 2012 | Nigeria | 16 | 14 | − | Single | Unilateral | No | 204 | N | N |
| Park (9) | 2006 | US | 9 | 18 | − | Single | Unilateral | − | − | Y | N |
| Sönmez (56) | 2006 | Belgium | 2 | − | 7 | Single | Unilateral | No | 210 | N | N |
| Abdelhadi (57) | 2005 | Saudi Arabia | 9 | 21 | 14 | Single | Unilateral | No | 195 | N | N |