Table 1 The main characteristics of the included trials
From: Ultrasound-guided acupotomy for trigger finger: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Study | Sample size | Numbers of T/C (M/F) | Age (Year) | Duration (Months) | Intervention | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Treatment | Control | Treatment | Control | Treatment | Control | Treatment | Control | ||
Weng et al. [25] | 60 | 30 (5/25) | 30 (6/24) | 46.7 ± 8.0 | 48.3 ± 8.2 | 3 ~ 18 | 3 ~ 18 | Ultrasound-guided acupotomy | Acupotomy |
Guo et al. [18] | 40 | 20 (13/7) | 20 (10/10) | 52.8 ± 4.3 | 53.5 ± 4.6 | 25.2 ± 3.6 | 28.8 ± 6 | Ultrasound-guided acupotomy | Surgery |
Wang and Lin [24] | 82 | 41 (14/27) | 41 (13/28) | 53.59 ± 6.31 | 53.61 ± 6.50 | 12.35 ± 5.76 | 12.48 ± 5.64 | Ultrasound-guided acupotomy with corticosteroid injection | Ultrasound-guided corticosteroid injection |
Song and Ge [22] | 80 | 40 (23/17) | 40 (21/19) | 50.32 ± 2.01 | 51.32 ± 1.64 | Not described | Not described | Ultrasound-guided acupotomy | Surgery |
Wang et al. [23] | 60 | 30 (3/27) | 30 (4/26) | 36.6 ± 2.1 | 37.1 ± 2 | 5.9 ± 2.5 | 6.0 ± 2.3 | Ultrasound-guided acupotomy | Acupotomy |
Zhang et al. [30] | 74 | 37 (16/21) | 37 (14/23) | 48 ± 7 | 43 ± 5 | 4.4 ± 1.5 | 4.1 ± 1.7 | Ultrasound-guided acupotomy with corticosteroid injection | Ultrasound-guided corticosteroid injection |
Xu et al. [26] | 112 | 68 (41/27) | 44 (23/21) | 54.32 ± 5.34 | 54.12 ± 5.31 | 36.84 ± 3.12 | 31.8 ± 3 | Ultrasound-guided acupotomy | Surgery |
Bai and Zhang [13] | 30 | 15 (7/8) | 15 (8/7) | 67.2 ± 1.4 | 67.7 ± 1.31 | 18 ± 4.8 | 13.2 ± 3.6 | Ultrasound-guided acupotomy | Corticosteroid injection |
Yang [28] | 80 | 40 (21/19) | 40 (22/18) | 38.67 ± 1.2 | 38.65 ± 1.21 | 20.04 ± 3.72 | 19.8 ± 14.52 | Ultrasound-guided acupotomy | Corticosteroid injection |
Zhang and Tang [29] | 60 | 30 (8/22) | 30 (9/21) | 48 ± 7 | 43 ± 5 | 4.4 ± 1.5 | 4.1 ± 1.7 | Ultrasound-guided acupotomy | Corticosteroid injection |
Yang et al. [27] | 60 | 30 (13/17) | 30 (12/18) | 45.11 ± 5.76 | 45.11 ± 5.76 | Not described | Not described | Ultrasound-guided acupotomy | Surgery |
Shui et al. [21] | 90 | 60 (14/46) | 30 (7/23) | 46.22 ± 2.07 | 46.13 ± 2.03 | 11.17 ± 4.59 | 11.17 ± 4.59 | Ultrasound-guided acupotomy | Acupotomy |
Huang et al. [19] | 60 | 30 (6/24) | 30 (7/23) | 59.62 ± 10.08 | 59.55 ± 9.27 | 6.76 ± 0.93 | 6.57 ± 1.20 | Ultrasound-guided acupotomy with corticosteroid injection | Acupotomy with corticosteroid injection |
Qu [20] | 32 | 16 (1/15) | 16 (2/14) | 48.2 ± 3.1 | 48.5 ± 3.1 | Not described | Not described | Ultrasound-guided acupotomy | Corticosteroid injection |
Fan and Wang [17] | 68 | 34 (22/12) | 34 (20/14) | 41.75 ± 4.29 | 42.63 ± 3.04 | 9.15 ± 2.43 | 9.86 ± 3.65 | Ultrasound-guided acupotomy | Acupotomy |