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Table 1 Characteristics of included studies

From: Post-operative outcomes and complications of suspensory loop fixation device versus hook plate in acute unstable acromioclavicular joint dislocation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author

Year

Type of study

Follow up (months)

Arthroscopic assisted

Suspensory loop (single or double) or HP

Implant types

Implant removal time (month)

Age

Type of AC injury

Male (%)

Time interval from injury to surgery (days)

Outcome

Stam L

1991

Case series

46.8

N

Single

Dacron

–

40

III–V

73.9

4.4

Complications

Dimakopoulos P

2006

Case series

33.2

N

Double

Ethibond

–

33.5

III/V

91.2

10

CMS, complications

Ryhanen J

2006

Case series

12

N

Single

C-hook

3

37

III

–

–

Complications

Choi S

2008

Case series

41.2

N

Single

Ethibond

–

33.5

III–V

80

–

VAS, complications

Murena L

2009

Case series

31

N

Double

Endobutton

–

33.3

III–V

93.8

4.3

CMS, complications

Greiner S

2009

Case series

70

N

Single

PDS

–

35.3

III–V

86

–

CMS, complications

Salzmann GM

2010

Case series

24

Y

Double

Tightrope

–

37.5

III–V

91.3

11.3

CMS, VAS, complications

Scheibel M

2011

Case series

26.5

Y

Double

Tightrope

–

38.6

III/V

92.9

7.3

CMS, complications

Wai HF

2011

Case series

12

N

Double

Endobutton

–

42.8

III–V

86.7

6.5

CMS, VAS, complications

El Sallakh SA

2012

Case series

24

Y

Single

Tightrope

–

30

V

90

–

CMS, complications

Sandmann GH

2012

Case series

32

N

Double

Tightrope

–

39

III–V

91

5

CMS, VAS, complications

Beris A

2013

Case series

18.25

N

Single

Tightrope

–

27.5

III–IV

75

5

CMS, VAS, complications

Kraus N

2013

Cohort

24

N

Double (V)

Tightrope

–

37.7

V

93.3

–

CMS, complications

Kraus N

2013

Cohort

24

N

Double

Tightrope

–

40.9

V

92.3

–

CMS, complications

Venjakob AJ

2013

Case series

58

Y

Double

Tightrope

–

–

III–V

91.3

–

CMS, VAS, complications

Spolitil M

2014

Case series

5

Y

Single

Tightrope

–

33

III–V

84.2

–

CMS, VAS, complications

Acar MA

2015

Case series

13.6

Y

Single

Ziploop

–

43.4

III

92.3

7.92

CMS, VAS, complications

Katsenis DL

2015

Case series

42

N

Single

Flipptack

–

35.5

IV–V

76

4.2

CMS, complications

Pan Z

2015

Case series

24

Y

Single

Endobutton

–

26

III/V

72.7

6.1

CMS, complications

Shin SJ

2015

Case series

25.6

Y

Single

Tightrope

–

45.4

III–V

94.4

6.1

CMS, complications

Struhl S

2015

Case series

62.4

Y

Single

Endobutton

–

45.7

III–V

88.9

13

CMS, complications

Koukakis A

2008

Case series

10.6

N

HP

HP

2–3

–

III–V

–

7.3

CMS, VAS, complications

Salem KH

2009

Case series

30

N

HP

HP

2.5

41

III–V

92

7

CMS, complications

Kienast B

2011

Case series

36

N

HP

HP

3

38.4

III–V

83.7

6

Complications

Francesco AD

2012

Case series

12

N

HP

HP

3

27.5

III/V

66.7

3.5

CMS, complications

Gille J

2013

Case series

7

Y

HP

HP

–

–

III/V

–

–

CMS, complications

Sarrafan N

2012

Case series

12

N

HP

HP

8

38

III

90

–

VAS, complications

Guizzi P

2012

Case series

21

N

HP

HP

–

–

III

–

–

CMS, complications

Heideken JV

2013

Case control

32

N

HP

HP

4

40

V

77.3

0.3

CMS, VAS, complications

Jafary D

2014

Case series

19

N

HP

HP

5

40.3

III/V

91.7

–

CMS, complications

Steinbacher G

2014

Case series

50.4

N

HP

HP

4

29

III

73.7

–

VAS, complications

Kumar N

2015

Case series

23.5

N

HP

HP

4

34.24

III

100

9.06

CMS, complications

Escher A

2011

Cohort

31.2

N

Single vs HP

PDS

4

42.3

V

88.5

8.5

VAS, CMS, complications

Andreani L

2014

Cohort

3

N

Single vs HP

Tightrope

3

–

IV–VI

100

7.2

CMS, complications

Jensen G

2014

Cohort

48

Y

Double vs HP

Tightrope

3

39

III/V

91.1

–

VAS, CMS, complications

Metzlaff S

2016

Cohort

32

Y

Single vs HP

FlippTack

3

37.6

III/V

79.5

14

CMS, complications

Yoon JP

2015

Cohort

–

Y

Double vs HP

LIGASTIC

2

40

V

78.6

9.2

VAS, CMS, complications

  1. HP Hook plate, AC acromioclavicular, PDS polydioxansulfate sling, CMS Constant-Murley score, VAS Visual Analog score