Table 1.
Basic characteristics of participants and details of the 12 studies included in a meta-analysis comparing intramedullary fixation (IF) with plate fixation (PF) for midshaft clavicle fracture.
| Author | Country, region | Publication year | IF n | PF n | IF age (range) | PF age (range) | IF, M/F | PF, M/F | Follow-up, months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narsaria | India | 2014 | 33 | 32 | 38.9 ± 9.1 (20–62) | 40.2 ± 11.2 (18–64) | 24/9 | 26/6 | >24 |
| Liu35 | China, Taiwan | 2010 | 51 | 59 | 33.6 ± 13.5 | 31.7 ± 9.7 | 32/19 | 29/30 | >12 |
| Fu25 | China, Taiwan | 2012 | 53 | 50 | 35.2 ± 14.5 | 39.9 ± 14.8 | 38/15 | 33/17 | >12 |
| Ko36 | Republic of Korea | 1999 | 13 | 18 | 36.6 (23–68) | 43.3 (18–74) | NP | NP | >12 |
| Lee J26 | USA | 2014 | 43 | 67 | 27.6 (14–59) | 31.7 (16–68) | 29/5 | 63/4 | >15 |
| Wenninger27 | USA | 2013 | 33 | 29 | 25.2 (18–51) | 26.9 (20–49) | 32/1 | 26/3 | >12 |
| Assobhi34 | Egypt | 2011 | 19 | 19 | 30.3 ± 4.8 (24–45) | 32.6 ± 5.9 (26–49) | 16/3 | 17/2 | >12 |
| Wijdicks28 | The Netherlands | 2012 | 47 | 43 | 33.1 ± 15.6 | 39.4 ± 14.1 | 33/14 | 33/10 | >12 |
| Ferran43 | UK | 2010 | 17 | 15 | 23.8 (13–42) | 35.4 (16–53) | 14/3 | 13/2 | 12.4 (mean) |
| Kleweno39 | USA | 2011 | 18 | 14 | 35 (16–56) | 28 (16–46) | 15/3 | 10/4 | >12 |
| Chen15 | China | 2012 | 57 | 84 | 34.3 (20–59) | 36.5 (19–63) | 41/16 | 61/23 | >24 |
| Lee Y18 | China, Taiwan | 2008 | 56 | 32 | 40.1 | 38.2 | 37/19 | 20/12 | >12 |
PF, plate fixation; IF, intramedullary fixation; M, male patients; F, female patients.