Table 7.
Comparison of rewiews
| Papakostidis et al. | Yin et al. | Yin et al. | Our study | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | ||||
| Study period | 1989–2012 | 1995–2013 | 1995–2015 | 2008–2018 |
| Number of evaluated studies | 37 | 16 | 24 | 27 |
| Number of patients | 898 | 303 | 590 | 619 |
| Long bone involved | Tibia + femur | Tibia | Tibia + femur | Tibia |
| Study types | 1 PC, 1P, 1 R, 34 RC | nr | 1 PC, 22 R, 1 RC | 6 PC, 15 R, 6 RC |
| Mean age (range) | 34.85 | 34.44 (25–44) | 34.11 (nr) | 36.1 (13–89) |
| Mean follow-up (range) (months) | 43.81 | 44.37 (13–99) | 32.49 (nr) | 34.05 (6–122) |
| Mean bone union rate (range) (%) | 94.3 (92–96.6) | 96.69 (87–100) | 97.26 (nr) | 90.24 (77–100) |
| Bone results excellent + good (%) | nr | 87.52 | 88.76 | 88.8 |
| Functional results excellent + good (%) | nr | 76 | 76.70 | 82.6 |
| EFT (months) | nr | 9.19 | 9.41 | 10.75 |
| EFI (months/cm) | nr | 1.46 | 1.64 | 1.74 |
| Mean previous operative procedures (range) | 3.46 | nr | 3.84 | 3.44 |
| Infection etiology (%) | 60.61 | 100 | 97.26 | 88.8 |
| Mean bone defect (range) (cm) | 7.37 | 6.01 (3.5–10.7) | 6.54 (nr) | 6.58 (1.6–20) |
| Complications | ||||
| Complications (per patient) | nr | 1.47 | 1.23 | 1.22 |
| Refracture (%) | 5 | nr | 4 | 4 |
| Amputation (%) | 2.9 | nr | 4 | 1 |
| Malunion (%) | 5.7 | nr | 7 | 8.41 |
| Recurrent Infection (%) | nr | nr | 5 | 4.58 |
| Pin tract infection (%) | nr | nr | nr | 46.6 |
nr not reported, PC prospective cohort, P prospective, RC retrospective cohort, R retrospective