Table 2. Pooled results for ulnar side of branching, Lanz group 2, 3, and 4.
Study | Type | n = | Ulnar side of branching n = (%) | Lanz group 2 n = (%) | Lanz group 3 n = (%) | Lanz group 4 n = (%) |
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Agarwal 2014 [2] | C | 52 | 2 (3.8%) | 6 (11.5%) | 1 (1.9%) | |
Planitzer 2013 [30] | C | 21 | 3 (14.3%) | |||
Mizia 2012 [8] | C | 60 | 2 (3.3%) | |||
Alizadeh 2006 [16] | C | 60 | 7 (11.7%) | 11 (18.3%) | 11 (18.3%) | |
Caetano 2006 [19] | C | 30 | 3 (10.0%) | |||
Sacks 2006 [32] | C | 48 | 0 (0.0%) | |||
Barbe 2005 [18] | C | 75 | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (2.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Eskandari 2005 [20] | IO | 37 | 0 (0.0%) | |||
Ahn 2000 [7] | IO | 354 | 4 (1.1%) | 1 (0.3%) | ||
Kozin 1998 [24] | C | 101 | 0 (0.0%) | |||
Hurwitz 1996 [22] | IO | 74 | 1 (1.4%) | |||
Olave 1996 [27] | C | 60 | 1 (1.7%) | |||
Mackinnon1988 [25] | C | 50 | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (2.0%) | ||
Tountas 1987 [37] | IO | 286 | 5 (1.7%) | 2 (0.7%) | 6 (2.1%) | 6 (2.1%) |
Tountas 1987 [37] | C | 92 | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (2.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Falconer 1984 [21] | C | 10 | 2 (20.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
Mumford 1986 [26] | C | 20 | 0 (0.0%) | |||
Perneczky 1980 [9] | C | 163 | 3 (1.8%) | 8 (4.9%) | ||
Lanz 1977 [1] | IO | 246 | 18 (7.3%) | 7 (2.8%) | 4 (1.6%) | |
Pooled prevalence | 2.1%(95%CI:0.9%- 3.6%) | 4.6%(95%CI: 1.6%- 9.1%) | 2.6%(95%CI: 0.1%- 2.8%) | 2.3%(95%CI: 0.3%- 5.6%) |
C- cadaveric, IO—intraoperative.