Study | Year | Design | Number of tibia fractures | Mean treatment duration | Hours per day | Union rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
De Haas (17) | 1980 | Prospective, non-randomized | 17 | 23.6 weeks | 20 | 88.2% |
Bassett (15) | 1981 | Prospective, non-randomized | 127 | 5.2 months | 10 | 87% |
Sharrard (19) | 1982 | Prospective, non-randomized | 30 | 6 months | 12 to 16 | 86.7% |
Barker (14) | 1984 | Prospective, randomized, double-blind | 16 | 24 weeks | 12 to 16 | 55.6% |
De Haas (16) | 1986 | Prospective, non-randomised | 56 | ND | ND | 84% |
Sharrard (18) | 1990 | Prospective, randomized, double-blind | 45 | 12 weeks | 12 | 45% |
Scott (22) | 1994 | Prospective, randomized, double-blind | 15 | 26.8 weeks | ND | 60% |
Simonis (20) | 2003 | Prospective randomized, double-blind | 34 | 6 months | ND | 70.6% |
Gupta (21) | 2009 | Prospective, non-randomized | 45 | 8.35 weeks | ND | 85% |
Current study | 2011 | Prospective, non-randomized | 44 | 29.5 weeks | 3 | 77.3% |