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Table 2.

Basic study and patient data of the systematic review

Year	Authors	Surgical technique	Cases	Presentation (cases)	Mean follow-up in years (range)	Assigned evidence level
1988	Bauer et al.	C + IC cancellous autograft	14	7 F, 1I, 6P	2.9 (1.5–5.2)	4
1988	Bauer et al.	C + freeze dried corticocancellous allograft	19	8 F, 1I, 5 M, 3O, 1P	2.9 (1.5–5.2)	4
1989	Kuur et al.	C+ DR, IC autograft	15	NA	4.6 (1.1–9.5)	4
1989	Kuur et al.	C + no fill	5	NA	4.6 (1.1–9.5)	4
1990	Tordai et al.	C + no fill	44	4D, 24 F, 5I, 11P	6.5 (3–12)	4
1990	Wulle	C + no fill + 70 % alcohol swab	9	NA	1.1 (0.4–2.8)	4
1991	Hasselgren et al.	C + no fill	28	7D, 16 F, 5I	6 (0.5–16)	4
1997	Machens et al.	C + IC, DR or elbow autograft	73^a	4D, 28 F, 8I, 1O, 31P	6 (NA)	4
1997	Machens et al.	C + IC, DR or elbow autograft	5^b	5D	6 (NA)	4
1997	Sekiya et al.	C + no fill (endoscopic)	9	2D, 6 F, 1I	1.2 (0.6–2.1)	4
1999	Giles et al.	C + CO₂ laser + autograft	14	NA	3.0 (1.2–8.8)	4
2000	Joosten et al.	C+ hydroxyapatite Cement	8	5D, 1 F, 2I	1	4
2002	Montero et al.	C+ DR, IC autograft	21	5 F, 3I, 3P, 10P&D	1.1 (0.7–2.0)	4
2002	Goto et al.	C + no fill + cortical window replacement	18	2D, 10 F, 9I, 4P	1.6 (0.5–4.9)	3B
2002	Goto et al.	C + no fill, no cortical window replacement	6	2D, 10 F, 9I, 4P	1.6 (0.5–4.9)	3B
2002	Bickels et al.	C + burr + PMMA cemented internal fixation	13	8 F, 5P	6.1 (2.1–15.3)	4
2004	Yercan et al.	C + IC autograft	61	22D, 39 F, 15I	13.5 (10–22)	4
2004	Yercan et al.	C+ dehydrated cancellous allograft	15	22D, 39 F, 15I	7.4 (6–11)	4
2004	Gaulke et al.	C ± burr + cancellous autograft; 1 case C + protein composite	21	2D, 9 F, 5I, 5P	9 (2–18)	4
2005	Gaasbeek et al.	C ± burr + antibiotic impregnated plaster of Paris tablets	17	9D, 8 F	4.4 (1.3–11.6)	4
2006	Yasuda et al.	C + calcium phosphate cement	10	5 F, 5O	3.4 (2.5–5.3)	4
2009	Schaller et al.	C + no fill	8	7 F, 7I, 2P	5.7 (3.5–9.0)	4
2009	Schaller et al.	C + IC autograft	8	7 F, 7I, 2P	4.1 (2.4–5.4)	4
2010	Werdin et al.	C + no fill	106	NA	2.8 (1.0–6.2)	4
2012	Choy et al.	C + calcium sulfate pellets	18	1 F, 14P, 3P&D	2.7 (1.5–4.0)	4
2012	Kim et al.	C + calcium phosphate cement	10	2 F, 8O	1.6 (1.0–2.6)	4
2013	Lin et al.	C + calcium sulfate cement	8	8 F	1.6 (1.0–3.0)	4
2014	Current study	C + no fill ± phenol swab	26	5D, 13 F, 2I, 6P	2.3 (0.3–10)	4

C curettage, D deformity or swelling, DR distal radius, f female, F pathological fracture, I incidental finding, IC iliac crest, m male, M multiple enchondramatosis, NA information not available or could not be determined, O other or nonspecified presentation, P pain, PMMA polymethyl methacrylate

^aMono-ostotic lesions

^bPoly-ostotic lesions