RETRACTED ARTICLE: Mini-plate versus Kirschner wire internal fixation for treatment of metacarpal and phalangeal fractures in Chinese Han population: a meta-analysis

Table 1 The characteristics of the included studies

Author	Year	Region	Case/control			Outcomes	Score
Author	Year	Region	n	Male (%)	Age	Outcomes	Score
Chu FZ	2008	Jilin	43/51	73.2	31.4	a	1
Duan YZ	2006	Henan	25/31	76/65.7	23.4/22.3	de	1
Huang CY	2007	Guangxi	40/40	82.5/87.5	31.6/29.1	d	1
Jin DF	2012	Hubei	46/44	73.9/72.7	37.5/39.5	abcde	1
Li HF	2012	Hebei	39/39	71.8/74.4	33.5/33.2	abd	2
Li JT	2013	Ningxia	51/38	66.7/68.4	37.6/36.1	abcd	1
Lin CX	2008	Zhejiang	33/22	60.6/68.2	33.4/35.4	d	1
Lu LM	2013	Jiangsu	34/34	55.9/58.8	35.2/36.2	abc	2
Ma HZ	2012	Ningxia	58/55	77.9	31	ade	2
Qiuj Z	2009	Sichuan	42/35	64.3/62.9	33.5/34.6	abcd	2
Tang SY	2004	Guangdong	50/41	73.6	23.4	ade	2
Wang JL	2011	Neimenggu	43/43	-	-	ade	2
Wang MZ	2011	Heilongjiang	38/38	60.5	35	de	1
Wu H	2012	Hubei	45/33	70.1	32.6	abcde	2
Xu HD	2012	Jiangsu	20/20	-	-	ae	1
Yang JG	2013	Guangdong	36/36	61.1/63.9	34.8/35.1	abcd	2
Yang JJ	2011	Guangdong	34/34	61.8/64.7	34.2/34.1	abcd	2
Zhou B	2010	Guangdong	32/32	75	37.3	abcde	2

a the fracture healing time, b the surgery time, c duration of hospital stay, d infection rate, e incidences of complication. Score, the points of Jadad quality assessment of the included studies.

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