Table 1 Trial characteristics
Author | Study design | Location | Sample size | Mean age | Female patient | Type of fractures | IP group | SP group | Follow-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(IP/SP) | (IP/SP) | (IP/SP) | |||||||
Chan, 2015 | RCT | USA | 14/11 | 43/40 | 4/5 | Open tibial shaft fractures: 3 Closed tibial shaft fractures: 22 | Infrapatellar tibial nail insertion | Suprapatellar tibial nail insertion | 16 months |
Zhe, 2016 | RCT | China | 30/38 | 46/42 | 4/3 | Open tibial shaft fractures: 8 Closed tibial shaft fractures: 60 | Infrapatellar intramedullary nailing | Suprapatellar intramedullary nailing | 6 months |
Sun, 2016 | RCT | China | 81/81 | 47/46 | 16/15 | Open tibial shaft fractures: 21 Closed tibial shaft fractures: 141 | Infrapatellar intramedullary nailing | Suprapatellar intramedullary nailing | 24 months |
Sreekumar, 2017 | RCT | India | 17/21 | 44/42 | 9/8 | Open tibial shaft fractures: 5 Closed tibial shaft fractures: 33 | Infrapatellar tibial nail | Suprapatellar tibial nail | 12 months |