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Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies

From: Volar locking plate versus external fixation for unstable distal radius fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis based on randomized controlled trials

Study included

Country

Age, years

(range, VLP/EF)

Male (%)

(VLP/EF)

N

(VLP/EF)

Follow-up period (month)

AO classification

(% of A/B/C)

Intervention

VLP

EF

Egol, et al., 2008 [25]

United States

52.2 (19–87)/

49.9 (18–78)

61/62

39/38

12

37/4/59

VLP

Bridging EF ± K-wires

Wei, et al., 2009 [26]

United States

61.0 ±18.0/

55.0 ±16.0a

25/28

12/22

12

45/0/55

Locked radial column

plates and VLP

Bridging EF ± K-wires

Wilcke, et al., 2011 [10]

Sweden

55.0 (20–69)/

56.0 (21–69)

24/23

33/30

12

76/0/24

VLP

Bridging EF ± K-wires

Jeudy, et al., 2012 [11]

France

64.7 ±3.7/

64.6 ±3.5a

28/21

36/39

24 weeks

0/0/100

Volar fixed angle plates

Bridging EF ± K-wires

Gradl, et al., 2013 [27]

Germany

63 (18–88)

13 b

52/50

12

61/0/39

Volar fixed angle plates

Non-bridging EF ± K-wires

Karantana, et al., 2013 [29]

United Kingdom

48.0 ±15.0/

51.0 ±16.0a

39/22

66/64

12

42/52/6

VLP

Bridging EF ± K-wires

Williksen, et al., 2013 [28]

Norway

54.0 (20–84)

20 b

52/59

52 weeks

26/0/74

Volar fixed angle plates

Bridging EF ± K-wires

Shukla, et al., 2014 [14]

India

39.3 ±13.1/

39.0 ±13.1a

42/47

36/38

12

NA

VLP

Bridging EF

Roh, et al., 2015 [15]

South Korea

54.4 ±10.9

/55.3 ±11.2a

70/64

48/62

12

0/0/100

VLP

Bridging EF ± K-wires

Navarro, et al., 2016 [16]

Sweden

63.0 (51.0–74.0)/

63.0 (50.0–74.0)

37/34

69/65

12

40/0/60

VLP

Bridging EF ± K-wires

Chung, et al., 2019 [30]

United States

67.3 ±6.2/

69.5 ±8.4a

15.4/7.8

65/64

12

NA

VLP

Bridging EF

Hammer, et al., 2019 [17]

Norway

56.0 ±10.5/

54.0 ±12.4a

30/33

84/82

12

0/0/100

VLP

Bridging EF ± K-wires

  1. Abbreviations: EF external fixation, VLP volar locking plates, NA not available
  2. ameans ± standard deviation
  3. boverall results