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Table 3 The baseline characteristics of cohort studies

From: Is the traction table necessary to treat femoral fractures with intramedullary nailing? A meta-analysis

Study characteristics

Patients characteristics (Expose/control)

Author/year

Study location

Period of enrollment

Study design

Subjects

Age

Male

Fracture type

Right side

Zhang et al. [16]

China

2012–2015

RCT

48/74

39.85 ± 9.88/41.05 ± 11.47

29/43

Femoral shaft fractures

Du et al. [17]

China

2016–2018

RCT

44/42

70.8(60–86)/72.2(60–88)

12/11

Intertrochanteric fractures

23/20

Zhao et al. [18]

China

2017–2017

RCT

30/36

79.5 ± 9.0/79.2 ± 9.0

6/15

Intertrochanteric fractures

25/41

Yan et al. [19]

China

2015–2018

RCT

56/39

74.2 ± 12.2/78.8 ± 10.3

34/30

Intertrochanteric fractures