Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the 21 eligible studies included in this review
| First author [ref.], year | Patients, n | Age, yearsa | Methodology | Follow-up perioda | Jadad score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Li [8], 2018 | 75 | 35.84±9.98 (21–61) | surgery/steroids/antibiotics | 12 (1–60)c | 5 |
| Shin [3], 2017 | 34 | 37 (24–47) | surgery/steroids/antibiotics/observation | 45.5 (22–98)c | 4 |
| Akahane [15], 2013 | 12 | 36 (25–47) | surgery/steroids | 22 (6–104)c | 5 |
| Hovanessian Larsen [10], 2009 | 54 | 33.1 (22–44) | surgery/steroids/antibiotics/observation | NA (3–27c) | 5 |
| Gurleyik [4], 2012 | 19 | 34.1 (27–59) | surgery/steroids | 20 (6–75)c | 3 |
| Néel [17], 2013 | 23 | 39 (25–61) | surgery/steroids/antibiotics | 75c (14c−28b) | 4 |
| Akcan [18], 2014 | 74 | 34.8±11.7 | surgery/steroids | 41 (3–170)c | 5 |
| Gunduz [1], 2014 | 11 | 35 (24–46) | steroids | 17 (12–48)c | 4 |
| Karanlik [19], 2014 | 37 | 34 (23–57) | surgery/steroids/observation | 38 (22–78)c | 5 |
| Kiyak [20], 2014 | 24 | 38.4 (28–60) | surgery | 34.8 (10–66)c | 5 |
| Pandey [6], 2014 | 49 | 35 (24–67) | surgery/steroids/observation | NA (6–12c) | 4 |
| Aghajanzadeh [9], 2015 | 206 | 32 (22–40) | surgery/steroids/antibiotics | NA (9–18c) | 4 |
| Altintoprak [16], 2015 | 52 | 35.7 (24–48) | surgery/steroids/antibiotics | 37.2 (12–72)c | 4 |
| Bouton [21], 2015 | 37 | 33 (22–46) | surgery/antibiotics/observation | 7.4 (0–20)c | 5 |
| Mahlab-Guri [12], 2015 | 17 | 44.6±12.6 (30–72) | antibiotics/observation | 4.7±3.8 (0.5–13)b | 3 |
| Sheybani [7], 2015 | 22 | 32.8±6.2 (23–47) | steroid/MTX | 11.96±4.4 (6–22)c | 4 |
| Yabanoğlu [22], 2015 | 77 | 36 (28–68) | surgery/steroids | 18 (1–120)c | 5 |
| Sakurai [23], 2011 | 8 | 44.8 (28–75) | surgery/steroids/antibiotics | 40.3 (14–67)c | 2 |
| Hur [11], 2013 | 50 | 37.1±7.9 | surgery/steroids/antibiotics | NA (32.0±18.1c) | 3 |
| Kok and Telisinghe [24], 2010 | 43 | 34 | surgery/steroids | 15 (1–80)c | 2 |
| Oran [25], 2013 | 46 | 33 (28–55) | surgery/steroids | 35.4 (3–135)c | 4 |
NA, not available.
a
Age and follow-up period were presented as median (range) or average (mean ± SD) and/or range in parentheses in different studies.
b
Years.
c
Months.