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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of studies included in the meta-analysis

From: Anterior inferior plating versus superior plating for clavicle fracture: a meta-analysis

Source

Total no. of patients

Intervention

No. of patients

Follow-up, mo

Mean age, y

Fracture side

Gender

Left

Right

Bilateral

Male(%)

Female(%)

Cao 2015 [21]

42

Anterior inferior plating

23

-

46.4ā€‰Ā±ā€‰5.20

15

8

-

19

4

Superior plating

19

-

48.5ā€‰Ā±ā€‰9.30

16

3

-

14

5

Qiu 2011 [28]

200

Anterior inferior plating

100

12

29

90

90

20

100

100

Superior plating

100

12

Deng 2008 [29]

67

Anterior inferior plating

29

6

28

54

50

-

59

50

Superior plating

38

6

Formaini 2013 [26]

105

Anterior inferior plating

43

2.00ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.57

36.9ā€‰Ā±ā€‰13.2

21

22

-

27(63)

16(37)

Superior plating

62

3.34ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2.01

36.1ā€‰Ā±ā€‰14.3

28

34

-

46(74)

16(26)

Hulsmans 2016 [13]

99

Anterior inferior plating

39

27ā€‰Ā±ā€‰19

38.6ā€‰Ā±ā€‰14.6

20

19

-

36(92)

3(8)

Superior plating

60

21ā€‰Ā±ā€‰11

40.3ā€‰Ā±ā€‰11.5

29

31

-

55(92)

5(8)

Li 2013 [25]

66

Anterior inferior plating

33

6

68ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.2

19

47

-

42

24

Superior plating

33

6

Qiu 2014 [22]

78

Anterior inferior plating

39

6.0

-

27

51

-

23

16

Superior plating

39

6.0

-

24

15

Sohn 2015 [20]

37

Anterior inferior plating

18

16.7ā€‰Ā±ā€‰3.56

50.4ā€‰Ā±ā€‰17.36

7

11

-

18

1

Superior plating

19

20.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰9.85

46.7ā€‰Ā±ā€‰13.46

7

11

-

18

1

Xiao 2013 [23]

74

Anterior inferior plating

37

18

42.25ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2.92

17

20

-

19

18

Superior plating

37

18

43.23ā€‰Ā±ā€‰3.16

18

19

-

20

17

Zhang 2012 [27]

92

Anterior inferior plating

46

6.0

67.9ā€‰Ā±ā€‰7.8

27

65

-

56

36

Superior plating

46

6.0

Zhao 2013 [24]

88

Anterior inferior plating

37

19.3

40.7

-

-

-

21

17

Superior plating

51

19.3

42.5

-

-

-

38

13

Zheng 2006 [30]

25

Anterior inferior plating

13

16

36.5

-

-

-

16

9

Superior plating

12

16