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Table 1 Basic characteristics of included studies

From: The efficacy and safety of core decompression for the treatment of femoral head necrosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author

Year

Study type

Nation

Male/female

Age

Hips

Therapies

Evaluation standard

Study quality

Gangji

2011

RCT

Belgium

9/10

43.86

24

Control: CD

Trial: CD+Marrow

Jadad

6

Zhao

2012

RCT

China

53/47

33.25

97

Control: CD

Trial: CD+Marrow

Jadad

6

Pepke

2016

RCT

German

21/3

44.4

25

Control: CD

Trial: CD+Marrow

Jadad

5

Zhang HJ

2010

Case-control

China

20/12

36.3

39

Control: CD

Trial: CD+Marrow

NOS

8

Zhuo NQ

2012

Case-control

China

16/12

31.9

33

Control: CD

Trial: CD+A.B

NOS

9

Guo HS

2018

Case-control

China

56/20

44.32

76

Control: CD

Trial: CD+A.B

NOS

9

Warner

1987

Case series

USA

13/12

38

39

CD

NICE

6

Tooke

1988

Case series

USA

14/19

40

45

CD

NICE

6

Lausten

1990

Case series

Denmark

24/3

40

29

CD

NICE

7

Learmonth

1990

Case series

South Africa

21/11

37

41

CD

NICE

5

Fairbank

1994

Case series

USA

45/45

40

128

CD

NICE

6

Smith

1995

Case series

USA

59/33

41

114

CD

NICE

6

Markel

1996

Case series

USA

12/33

38.6

54

CD

NICE

6

Mont

1997

Case series

USA

22/28

34

79

CD

NICE

5

Powell

1997

Case series

USA

10/12

35

34

CD

NICE

6

Iorio

1998

Case series

USA

NA

40.8

33

CD

NICE

5

Bozic

1999

Case series

USA

21/13

38

54

CD

NICE

6

Steinberg

2001

Case series

USA

123/85

37

312

CD+A.B

NICE

5

Hernigou

2002

Case series

USA

75/41

31

189

CD+Marrow

NICE

6

Lieberman

2004

Case series

USA

6/9

47

17

CD

NICE

5

Belmar

2004

Case series

USA

NA

NA

302

CD

NICE

5

Song

2007

Case series

South Korea

120/16

36.1

163

CD

NICE

6

Li YP

2007

Case series

China

19/6

37.2

36

CD+A.B

NICE

5

Ji WF

2008

Case series

China

71/16

47

103

CD+Marrow

NICE

5

Xu WH

2009

Case series

China

26/14

35.6

42

CD+A.B

NICE

5

Wang

2010

Case series

China

36/9

37.5

59

CD+Marrow

NICE

5

Cao B

2010

Case series

China

37/18

39.8

61

CD+A.B

NICE

5

Yang J

2010

Case series

China

50/5

35

85

CD

NICE

5

Zhao Y

2011

Case series

China

16/6

Range (16–51)

25

CD

NICE

6

Chotivichit

2012

Case series

Thailand

3/7

36.18

11

CD+Marrow

NICE

6

Chotivichit

2014

Case series

Thailand

18/14

31.9

34

CD+Marrow

NICE

6

Chen XT

2015

Case series

China

31/19

36.2

58

CD+A.B

NICE

6

  1. Note: NA not available, CD core decompression, CD+Marrow core decompression combined with autologous bone marrow, CD+A.B core decompression combined with autologous bone, NICE National Institute for Clinical Excellence, NOS Newcastle-Ottawa Scale