Table 3.
Characteristics of the studies included in the review, n = 24
|
Study characteristic
|
n
(%)
|
| Study design | |
| Randomised controlled trial | 10 (42) |
| Prospective cohort study | 5 (21) |
| Retrospective cohort study | 6 (25) |
| Matched cohort study | 2 (8) |
| Case control study | 1 (4) |
| Country of origin | |
| France | 6 (25) |
| Italy | 4 (17) |
| Australia | 2 (8) |
| South Korea | 2 (8) |
| United States | 1 (4) |
| Kuwait | 2 (8) |
| Turkey | 1 (4) |
| United Kingdom | 1 (4) |
| Brazil | 1 (4) |
| Russia | 1 (4) |
| Canada | 1 (4) |
| Denmark | 1 (4) |
| Algeria | 1 (4) |
| Year published | |
| 2006 | 1 (4) |
| 2012 | 1 (4) |
| 2013 | 1 (4) |
| 2014 | 2 (8) |
| 2016 | 1 (4) |
| 2017 | 2 (8) |
| 2018 | 1 (8) |
| 2019 | 4 (17) |
| 2020 | 4 (17) |
| 2021 | 7 (29) |
| Number of patients | |
| < 50 | 2 (8) |
| 50-100 | 10 (42) |
| 100-250 | 8 (33) |
| 250-500 | 2 (8) |
| > 500 | 2 (8) |
| Mean follow-up time | |
| 1-12 mo | 2 (8) |
| 13 -24 mo | 6 (25) |
| 25-36 mo | 4 (17) |
| 37-60 mo | 7 (29) |
| 61-120 mo | 4 (17) |
| > 120 mo | 1 (4) |
| Type of AEAP | |
| LET | 13 (54) |
| ALLR | 11 (46) |
AEAP: Anterolateral extra articular procedures; LET: Lateral extra articular tenodesis; ALLR: Anterolateral ligament reconstruction.