Table 4 Characteristics of INFIX and outcomes of published studies using INFIX

Vaidya2012 [28]

91

USA

7.0–8.5

70–110

N/A

N/A

100%

N/A

N/A

N/A

100%

3.0–6.0

Vaidya2012 [22]

22

USA

7.0/8.0

75–110

6.0

15–50

100%

N/A

N/A

N/A

73%

5.4

Müller2013 [21]

31

Germany

6.0/7.0

50–60

6.0

N/A

97%

N/A

65%^a

N/A

97%

9.4

Hoskins2016 [29]

21

Australia

10.0

100

5.5

N/A

100%

N/A

N/A

N/A

90%

3.6

Shetty2017 [6]

15

India

7.0

70–100

5.7

Deep fascia

100%

93

100%

100%

80%

7.3

Fang2017 [30]

29

China, Germany et al.

5.0–7.0

≥ 55

N/A

15–20

100%

N/A

N/A

N/A

72%

N/A

Dahill2017 [31]

47

UK

5.5–6.5

55–70

N/A

5–10

98%

N/A

N/A

N/A

96%

4.5

Vaidya2017 [14]

83

USA

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

100%

79

N/A

N/A

88%

5.3

Wu2018 [32]

23

China

6.5/7.0

60–80

6.0

20

100%

85

91%

87%

N/A

10.0

Li2019 [33]

28

China

6.5/7.0

60–80

6.0

20

100%

81

N/A

86%

79%

5.0

Hua2019 [34]

23

China Germany

7.5

75–110

6.0

Deep fascia

100%

N/A

87%

83%

N/A

N/A

Steer2019 [35]

24

Australia

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

100%

80 ^b

80%^b

N/A

96%

5.0

Vaidya2019 [36]

39

USA

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

100%

N/A

78%

N/A

N/A

3.0–5.0

Ebeed2020 [37]

16

Egypt

6.5/7.3

75–100

6.0

Fascia lata

100%

N/A

100%

94%

N/A

N/A

Du2020 [38]

17

China

6.5

60

N/A

N/A

100%

92

100%

100%

N/A

N/A

Bi2017 [4]

21

China

7.0

80

6.0

N/A

100%

83

90%

N/A

N/A

N/A

Vaidya2017 [27]

24

USA

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

100%

84

N/A

N/A

N/A

3.0–5.0

Wang2017 [7]

26

China

N/A

80

N/A

N/A

100%

N/A

81%

N/A

100%

4.3

Ma2019 [8]

62

China

7.0

60–80

N/A

N/A

100%

80

≥ 77%

N/A

N/A

N/A

Yin2019 [39]

35

China

6.5

50

5.5

≥ 20

100%

84

N/A

74%

100%

N/A

Current study

27

China

7.5

60–80

5.7

Deep fascia

100%

88

78%

78%

26%

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