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Table 1 Characteristics of included studies

From: Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound for the assessment of Baker’s cysts: a meta-analysis

First author

Year

Country

Patients/knees, n

Females, n

Age, mean years

Reference test

Singh

2021

India

103/103

24

32.9

MRI

Sadeghian

2018

Iran

83/83

NA

51.3

MRI

Makarova

2018

Russia

19/19

12

22.6

MRI

Singh

2016

India

50/50

NA

NA

MRI

Wu

2013

China

397/397

173

29.1

Pathology

An

2011

Korea

154/154

89

44.7

Pathology

Neubauer

2011

Germany

16/24

NA

NA

MRI

Yucesoy

2011

Turkey

30/30

25

55.9

MRI

Ward

2001

America

36/36

17

46.0

MRI

El-Miedany

2001

Egypt

38/38

25

8.0

MRI

Abiezzi

1995

America

44/44

17

NA

Pathology

Ostergaard

1995

Denmark

20/34

NA

29.0

MRI

Toolanen

1988

Sweden

21/21

NA

40.0

Pathology

  1. US, ultrasound; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; and NA, not available