Table 1 Characteristics of included studies

Dolatowski, 2019 [11]

RCT

111/108

76%/68%

83.2/83.1

Two partially threaded, cancellous, cannulated screws of 8.0-mm diameter

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

Lu, 2017 [13]

RCT

41/37

70.7%/78.4%

85.85/86.2

Three 6.5-mm cannulated screws

V

V

V

V

V

V

Sikand, 2004 [12]

Prospective comparative observational study

110/29

77.2%/72%

77/79

Three 6.5-mm cancellous lag screws (n = 104)

Dynamic hip screw (DHS, n = 6)

V

V

V

V