Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the included patients
First author, year | Bone defect (cm) Mean value with ranges | Follow-up (months) Mean value with ranges | Gender (male/total) | Age (years Mean value with ranges | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AST | BT | AST | BT | AST | BT | AST | BT | |
Wu, 2017 [14] | 6.7(4.8–11.0) | 6.4(4.3–10.0) | 40.8(30–66) | 40.8(30–66) | 12/17 | 15/23 | 39.3(18–65) | 38.8(16–67) |
Kevin, 2017 [13] | 5.8 (3–10) | 7.0 (3–10) | 20 (12–43) | 31 (12–84) | 18/21 | 18/21 | 39.2 (20–76) | 38.2 (18–66) |
Levent, 2016 [10] | 5.9 (1–12) | 5.3 (1–17) | 55.6(12–66) | 63(36–85) | 38/45 | 20/29 | 34.8 (17–62) | 37.6 (15–61) |
Yin, 2014 [12] | 6.3(4.5–9.0) | 6.7(4–11) | 28.8(16.8–54.5) | 28.8(16.8–54.5) | 11/18 | 8/13 | 39.3(18–65) | 38.8(16–67) |
Mahaluxmivala, 2005 [6] | 4.6(3–6) | 5.9(3–7.5) | >18a | >18a | 6/6 | 5/6 | 36.5(26–54) | 39.2(28–52) |