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Table 1 Characteristics of included studies

From: Quadriceps-sparing versus traditional medial parapatellar approaches for total knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis

Study/Year

Country

Recruitment period

Group

Patients (male/female)

Number of TKAs

Age (year)

BMI (kg/m2)

Follow-up (months)

Results Favor

Huang 2016

China

2005–2007

QS

2/29

31

69.3 ± 7.9

26.9 ± 3.3

65 ± 3.8

QS

MP

2/28

30

71.2 ± 5.8

26.7 ± 2.8

68 ± 5.4

Qi 2016

China

2005–2007

QS

2/26

30

65.3 ± 6.9

26.5 ± 3.0

74.8

QS

MP

2/24

28

64.0 ± 5.7

28.1 ± 4.1

74.8

Lin 2013

Taiwan

2007–2008

QS

5/30

35

67.7 (60, 78)

26.3 (21.2, 29.7)

24

MP

MP

5/30

35

68.5 (55, 77)

25.9 (20, 29.5)

24

Xu 2013

China

2009–2010

QS

7/19

35

63.5 ± 8.7

25.2 ± 3.4

24

QS

MP

11/18

35

64.2 ± 9.3

25.2 ± 2.3

24

Chiang 2012

Taiwan

2005

QS

3/27

38

69.7 ± 5.3

28.6 ± 3.8

24

MP

MP

3/27

37

69.8 ± 5.4

29.6 ± 3.5

24

Matsumoto 2011

Japan

2005–2007

QS

0/25

25

73.8 ± 1.7

Unclear

0

MP

MP

0/25

25

73.7 ± 1.4

Unclear

0

Yang 2010

Korea

2006–2007

QS

1/14

24

66.7 ± 6.9

Unclear

24

MP

MP

2/14

23

68 ± 6.8

Unclear

24

Karpman 2009

USA

2004–2005

QS

8/12

20

73 ± 7.4

28 ± 4.4

6

QS

MP

9/10

19

73 ± 5.1

29 ± 4.6

6

Chotanaphuti 2008

Thailand

2004–2005

QS

3/17

20

68.4 (58, 78)

Unclear

0.25

QS

MP

4/16

20

67.5 (56, 80)

Unclear

0.25

Shen 2007

China

2005–2006

QS

Unclear

26

Unclear

Unclear

17

QS

MP

Unclear

33

Unclear

Unclear

17

Huang 2007

Taiwan

2004–2005

QS

6/26

32

63 (56, 72)

Unclear

24

MP

MP

7/28

35

65 (59, 75)

Unclear

24

King 2007

USA

2003–2005

QS

48/52

100

67 (44, 84)

30 (22, 43)

1.5

QS

MP

17/28

45

66 (42, 85)

32 (20, 49)

1.5

Kim 2007

Korea

2004–2005

QS

27/93

120

65.4 (43, 88)

28.1 (19, 36)

21.5

MP

MP

27/93

120

65.4 (43, 88)

28.1 (19, 36)

21.5

Chin 2007

Singapore

2004

QS

6/24

30

69.0 (57, 80)

27.53 (18.6, 34.2)

Unclear

MP

MP

3/27

30

63.4 (47, 80)

29.44 (22.7, 40)

Unclear

Chen 2006

USA

Prior to 2002

QS

11/17

32

70 (50, 86)

28.5 (17.9, 39.9)

33

MP

MP

11/18

38

67 (42, 81)

28.7 (21.6, 40.1)

40

Kim 2006

Korea

2003

QS

7/65

144

68.6 (57, 85)

27.2

13.6

MP

MP

8/64

144

67.4 (58, 84)

28.1

13.6

  1. TKA total knee arthroplasty, BMI body mass index, QS quadriceps-sparing, MP medial parapatellar