Table 1.
Characteristics and data of the included studies (I).
| Study number | Author | Year | Type of study | No. of patients | Indication | Partial or total sternectomy no. | Material used |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bosc R (5) | 2011 | Retrospective | 22 | Breast cancer, melanoma, sarcoma, invasive skin | 10 | Flap, Gore-Tex, Vicryl |
| 2 | D'Amico G (6) | 2008 | Retrospective | 11 | Sarcoma | 0 | Non-cross-linked swine dermal collagen matrix mesh |
| 3 | Daigeler A (7) | 2009 | Retrospective | 92 | Sarcoma, breast cancer, melanoma, adenocarcinoma, desmoid tumor, angiomyolipoma | 35 | Prolene, flap |
| 4 | Friesenbichler J (8) | 2014 | Retrospective | 31 | Primary malignant bone tumor, soft tissue sarcoma | 6 | Prolene, Vicryl, Gore-Tex, Parietene, Surgisis, Parietex |
| 5 | Hanna W (9) | 2011 | Retrospective | 37 | Sarcoma, metastases, desmoid, neurofibromas | 25 | Polypropylene, polyester, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyglactine, autologous |
| 6 | Hayashi T (10) | 2019 | Retrospective | 68 | Lung cancer, bone and soft tissue tumor | 1 | Composix, Gore-Tex |
| 7 | Leuzzi G (11) | 2015 | Retrospective | 175 | Primary chest wall tumor, metastases, benign tumors | 35 | Vicryl, Gore-Tex, flap |
| 8 | Matrai Z (12) | 2011 | Retrospective | 28 | Desmoid tumor | NR | Vicryl, Gore-Tex, prolene |
| 9 | Spicer J (13) | 2016 | Retrospective (comparative with rigid prostheses) | 345 | Primary chest wall tumor, lung cancer, metastases, pleural malignanancy, mediastinal tumors, others | 24 | Marlex, prolene, Gore-Tex, Dexon, Surgimend, Strattice |
| 10 | Tsukushi S (14) | 2015 | Retrospective | 50 | Primary chest wall tumor, mestastases | 4 | Marlex, Gore-Tex, flap |
| 11 | van Geel A (15) | 2010 | Retrospective | 60 | Soft tissue cancer | 13 | Homologous dura mater, polyurethane, Vicryl, polytetrafluoroethylene, flap |
| 12 | Wald O (16) | 2020 | Prospective | 25 | Bone and cartilage tumor, soft tissue cancer | 2 | Polytetrafluoroethylene, flap |
| 13 | Girotti P (17) | 2011 | Retrospective (comparative with rigid prostheses) | 52 | Primary chest wall tumor, metastases, benign tumors | 52 | Soft mesh, flap |
| 14 | Schoeder-Finckh A (18) | 2019 | Retrospective | 45 | Primary chest wall tumor, metastases, lung cancer | 11 | Polypropylene, flap |
| 15 | Huang H (19) | 2015 | Retrospective | 37 | Primary chest wall tumor, metastases, benign tumor | 1 | Goretex, Marlex, flap |
| 16 | Akiba (20) | 2012 | Retrospective | 11 | Lung cancer, breast cancer, chondrosarcoma, metastases | 2 | Gore-Tex, dual mesh, bard composite |