Table 2.
| Authors (Year) | No. Patients | No. Upper Limbs | Average Age (y) | Average BMI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlJindan et al (2019)15 | 20 | 20 | 42.1 in end-to-end group 38.4 in side-to-end group |
21.1 in end-to-end group 24.2 in side-to-end group |
| Salgarello et al (2018)16 | 44 | Not stratified by UE vs LE | Not stratified by UE vs LE | |
| Gentileschi et al (2017)17 | 16 | 16 | 58.1 | Not reported |
| Poumellec et al (2017)18 | 31 | 64 | 25.3 | |
| Winters et al (2017)19 | 29 | 29 | 59 | 26 |
| Pereira et al (2018)20 | 8 | 8 | 48.9 | 23.34 |
| Yamamoto et al (2014)21 | 3 | 3 | Not stratified by UE vs LE | Not reported |
| Lee et al (2017)22 | 3 | 3 | 41.3 | Not reported |
| Ayestaray et al (2013)23 | 20 | 20 | 60.1 | Not reported |
| Cornelissen et al (2017)24 | 20 | 55.9 | 25.1 | |
| Damstra et al (2009)25 | 10 | 11 | 58.7 | Not reported |
| Chang (2010)26 | 20 | 20 | 54 | Not reported |
| Ayestaray and Bekara (2014)27 | 12 | 12 | 59.2 | Not reported |
| Narushima et al (2010)28 | 2 | 2 | Not stratified by UE vs LE | Not reported |
| Mihara et al (2014)29 | 11 | 11 | Not stratified by UE vs LE | Not stratified by UE vs LE |
| Chang et al (2013)30 | 100 | 89 | 54 | Not reported |