Table 2.

Study and patient characteristics

Investigator	Year	Study design	Patient (n)	Fractures (n)	Male (n)	Female (n)	Mean age (yr)	Age range (± SD) (yr)	Method of diagnosis	Minors
Aktas et al. [1]	2008	Retrospective	86	86	48	38	41.4	14–85 (± 16.7)	Arthroscopical	8
Boraiah et al. [5]	2009	Retrospective	153	153	64	89	51.8	NR	MRI	11
Cha et al. [12]	2015	Retrospective	53	53	33	20	41.0	NR	Arthroscopical	8
Chan et al. [13]	2016	Retrospective	254	254	106	148	45.1	NR	Arthroscopical	12
da Cunha et al. [17]	2017	Retrospective	116	116	66	50	42.7	NR	Arthroscopical	10
Dawe et al. [20]	2014	Retrospective	66	66	41	25	40	NR	Arthroscopical	10
Fuchs et al. [27]	2015	Retrospective	42	42	NR	NR	NR	NR	Arthroscopical	10
Hintermann et al. [28]	2000	Prospective	177	177	86	93	47.2	14–88 (± 18.7)	Arthroscopical	11
Kortekangas et al. [29]	2015	Prospective	48	48	30	18	NR	NR	MRI	11
Kraniotis et al. [30]	2011	Prospective	21	21	13	8	35	NR	CT	13
Lambers et al. [31]	2018	Retrospective	59	59	32	27	37	NR	CT	11
Loren et al. [38]	2002	Prospective	48	48	29	19	35	NR	Arthroscopical	10
Nosewicz et al. [42]	2016	Prospective	100	100	46	54	44	20–77 (± 14)	CT	13
Ono et al. [43]	2004	Prospective	105	105	59	46	45.9	NR	Arthroscopical	10
Regier et al. [46]	2015	Retrospective	99	99	53	46	41.3	NR	MRI	12
Sorrento et al. [49]	2000	Retrospective	50	50	NR	NR	44	NR	Intra-operative	5
Stufkens et al. [51]	2010	Prospective	109	109	61	48	37.4	NR	Arthroscopical	14
Takao et al. [54]	2003	Prospective	92	92	61	31	31.4	18–47 (± 8.7)	MRI + Arthroscopical	11
Ye et al. [59]	2011	Prospective	16	16	13	3	37	NR	Intra-operative	8

SD standard deviation; MINOR methodological index for nonrandomized studies; NR not reported