Table 3 Study characteristics and quality assessment*
References | Level of evidence | Study design | MINORS score |
|---|---|---|---|
Nam et al. [45] | III | Retrospective comparative study | 19 |
Shinohara et al. [44] | III | Retrospective case series | 11 |
Gvozdenovic and Simonsen [33] | IV | Retrospective case series | 11 |
Jung et al.[32] | III | Retrospective comparative study | 18 |
Park et al. [40] | IV | Retrospective case series | 13 |
Yang and Chen [19] | IV | Retrospective case series | 10 |
Yeh et al.[23] | IV | Retrospective case series | 10 |
Hung et al. [15] | III | Retrospective comparative study | 15 |
Liu et al. [43] | III | Retrospective comparative study | 16 |
Lu et al.[26] | IV | Retrospective case series | 8 |
Thalhammer et al. [42] | IV | Retrospective case series | 12 |
Auzias et al.[25] | IV | Retrospective case series | 8 |
Kermarrec et al. [41] | IV | Retrospective case series | 8 |
Park et al. [39] | III | Retrospective comparative study | 19 |
Dunn et al.[30] | IV | Retrospective case series | 8 |
Jung et al.[31] | III | Retrospective comparative study | 18 |
Abe et al. [38] | III | Retrospective comparative study | 16 |
Park et al. [28] | IV | Retrospective case series | 9 |
Park and Park [29] | IV | Retrospective case series | 9 |
Jegal et al. [37] | IV | Retrospective case series | 8 |
Atzei et al. [35] | IV | Retrospective case series | 8 |
Luchetti et al.[24] | III | Prospective comparative study | 16 |
Kim et al. [34] | IV | Retrospective case series | 11 |
Shinohara et al. [27] | IV | Retrospective case series | 10 |
Iwasaki et al. [36] | IV | Retrospective case series | 9 |