Table 3.

Demographics (systematic review).

Author (Year of Study)	No	Avg. Follow-up (range, months)	Sex	Avg. Age (range, years)	Diabetes (%)	Neuropathy (%)	Operative Technique	Quality Assessment Score
Altindas (2008)	16	38 (4–144)	11 M (69%) 5 F (31%)	52	16 (100%)	–	Boyd (No Rotation of the Calcaneus) K-Wire Osteosynthesis	70%
Altindas (2012)	11	25 (4–48)	5 M (45%) 6 F (55%)	53 (35–68)	11 (100%)	11 – Severe (100%)	Boyd (No Rotation of the Calcaneus) K-Wire Osteosynthesis	75%
Einsiedel (2008)	6	46 (6–131)	5 M (83%) 1 F (17%)	55 (39–76)	4 (67%)	6 – Severe (100%)	Boyd (No Rotation of the Calcaneus) Ilizarov External Frame	90%
Gessmann (2013)	24	28 (12–86)	19 (79%) M 5 (21%) F	57 (29–76)	16 (67%)	–	Modified Pirogoff (Rotation in Longitudinal Axis) Ilizarov External Frame	100%
Kinner (2016)	6	–	–	73 (65–80)	5 (83%)	–	Modified Pirogoff (Rotation in Longitudinal Axis) Screw Osteosynthesis	65%
Lindqvist (1966)	4	n/a (24–300)	3 (75%) M 1 (25%) F	n/a (20–40)	–	–	Boyd (No Rotation of the Calcaneus)	50%
Nather (2014)	6	10	1 (17%) M 5 (83%) F	54 (47–67)	6 (100%)	–	Modified Pirogoff (Rotation in Longitudinal Axis) Screw Osteosynthesis	100%
Taniguchi (2003)	12	67 (25–107)	10 (91%) M 1 (9%) F	60 (18–83)	3 (25%)	–	Modified Pirogoff (Rotation in Longitudinal Axis) Screw Osteosynthesis	100%
Tosun (2011)	15	36 (6–61)	8 (57%) M 6 (43%) F	67 (40–88)	8 (57%)	–	Boyd (No Rotation of the Calcaneus) Screw Osteosynthesis	60%
Warren (1997)	16	96 (12–216)	14 (88%) M 2 (12%) F	52 (28–72)	0%	16 – Severe (100%)	Boyd (No Rotation of the Calcaneus) Screw/K-Wire Osteosynthesis	60%
Current Study	7	62 (10–242)	5 M (71%) 2 F (29%)	55 (43–77)	5 (71%)	5 (71%)	Boyd (No Rotation of the Calcaneus) Screw/Illizarov Osteosynthesis	–
Totals and averages	123	45 (10–300)	81 (70%) M 34 (30%) F	58 (20–88)	-	-	-	77%