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. 2020 Feb 11;6:12. doi: 10.1186/s40798-020-0240-x

Table 2.

Main characteristics of the studies of the current review

Study Type LOE MCS Risk of bias COI Number of patients Mean age (y) Sex Mean FU (m) Type of graft Type of fixation Mean clinical scores
Taverna et al. [21]

Retrospective

Non-comparative

IV 56 Selection, detection, and performance Yes 26 25.5

20M

6F

29.6 Iliac crest allograft Two coupled pairs of arthroscopic round endobuttons

Walch-Duplay score: 93.2 (post-operatively)

Rowe score: 96.4 (post-operatively)

SSV: 87.4 (post-operatively)

Kraus et al. [23]

Retrospective

Non-comparative

IV 39 Selection, detection, and performance Yes 15 31.4

14M

1F

20.6 Autologous tricortical iliac crest bone graft Two bio-compression screws

Constant score (affected side): 85.8 points

Constant score (contra-lateral side): 89.6 points

Rowe score: from 37.5 (pre-operatively)

to 88.0 points (post-operatively)

(significant difference)

SSV: from 41.5 (pre-operatively) to 84.5% (post-operatively) (significant difference)

WOSI: from 19.2% (pre-operatively) to 76.7% (post-operatively) (significant difference)

Anderl et al. [28]

Prospective

Non-comparative

IV 53 Selection, detection, and performance Yes 14 (15 shoulders) 30

12M

2F

25.9 Implant-free bi-cortical iliac crest bone grafting (autologous)

Rowe score: from 57.6 (pre-operatively) to 98.6 (post-operatively) (significant difference)

Constant score from 70.9 (pre-operatively) to 96.3 (post-operatively) (significant difference)

VAS score: 4.4 (pre-operatively) to 0.2 (post-operatively) (significant difference)

SSV for sports: 31.4% (pre-operatively) to 95.6% (post-operatively) (significant difference)

Bock-mann et al. [25]

Retrospective

Non-comparative

IV 40 Selection, detection, and performance Not rep. 32 31

24M

7F

42 Iliac crest bone graft (autologous) Two screws

WOSI: 71%

Adapted constant score: 87

VAS score: 2.1

Zhao et al. [27]

Retrospective

Non-comparative

IV 65 Selection, detection, and performance No 52 26.3

39M

13F

38.8 Allogenic iliac bone graft Sutures

Oxford shoulder score: from 29.7 pre-operatively to 42.4 post-operatively

Rowe score: from 34.7 pre-operatively to 91.8 post-operatively

Gian-nakos et al. [22]

Retrospective

Non-comparative

IV 43 Selection, detection, and performance Yes 12 37.5

9M

3F

28.8 Re-vision setting, autologous bi-cortical iliac crest graft 2 cannulated titanium lag screws

Rowe score: from 16.25 points pre-operatively to 69.58 points post-operatively (significant difference)

Walch-Duplay score: from 11.76 points pre-operatively to 76.67 points post-operatively (significant difference)

WOSI (only post-operatively): 28.71%

Ernst-Brunner et al. [26]

Retrospective

Comparative

III 37 Selection, detection, and performance Yes 40 (20 open and 20 arthroscopic procedures) 30.9

35M

5F

– Autologous iliac crest bone graft – No clinical outcomes.
Moroder et al. [24]

Prospective

Randomized

I 57 – No 60 (30 open Latarjet, 30 open iliac crest graft procedures)

31 (Latar-jet)

29 (iliac crest graft)

56M

4F

24 Autologous iliac crest bone graft

Two screws (Latarjet group)

Implant-free press-fit insertion of J-shaped iliac crest bone graft

WOSI, Rowe, SSV, ASOSS score: insignificant difference between the 2 groups post-operatively

(only preoperative Rowe score significantly better in Latarjet group)

Scheibel et al. [29]

Retrospective

Non-comparative

IV 47 Selection, detection, and performance No 10 28.7

8M

2F

37.9 Tri-cortical autogenous iliac crest bone graft Two cannulated screws

Constant score: 88.3, Rowe score: 89.5, Walch-Duplay score: 83.5

MISS: 80.6, WOSI: 82.6% (only post-operative values)