Author | Year | N of patients☆ | Age (year) | Internal fixation | Follow-up (month) | Nonunion (%) | Fixation failure | Overall complications (%) | Control group | Study style |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lin D | 2011 | 29 | 47 (21–65) | LPCS① | 43 | 2 (7) | – | 4 (14) | No | Prospective |
Thein R | 2014 | 31 | 50.9 ± 16.0 | Targon FN② | 17 | 1 (3.2) | – | 4 (12.9) | Historical control | Prospective |
Parker MJ | 2009 | 46 | 75 (42–103) | Targon FN② | ≥ 12 | 7 (15.2) | – | 9 (19.6) | No | Prospective |
Berkes MB | 2012 | 11 | 71.7 ± 13.7 | PLFLP③ | 23 | – | 7 (63.6) | 8 (72.7) | Case-control | Retrospective |
Ismail HD | 2012 | 6 | 17–55 | CLPF④ | ≥ 12 | 0 | – | – | No | Cross-sectional study |
Wang ZQ | 2015 | 34 | 45.12 ± 5.38 | CSLP⑤ | 21.7 | 2 (5.88) | 1 (2.94) | 3 (8.82) | Randomized controlled | Prospective |