Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 3 Summary of findings
Outcome | N | Participants (SP/IP) | Overall effect | Heterogeneity | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MD/RR/SMD (95% CI) | P | I2 % | P | |||
Pain level measured by VAS (12 months after surgery) | ||||||
All included studies | 2 | 96/99 | − 0.91 (− 3.21, 1.39) | 0.44 | 98 | < 0.001 |
Lysholm score (12 months after surgery) | ||||||
All included studies | 2 | 96/99 | 3.09 (0.83, 5.36) | 0.007 | 0 | 0.83 |
AOFAS score (12 months after surgery) | ||||||
All included studies | 2 | 96/99 | 8.25 (3.35, 13.15) | 0.001 | 91 | < 0.001 |
Radiologic outcomes | ||||||
AP angulation (°) | 3 | 275/248 | − 2.09 (− 2.47, − 1.71) | < 0.001 | 75 | 0.02 |
LAT angulation (°) | 3 | 275/248 | − 1.40 (− 3.43, 0.64) | 0.18 | 99 | < 0.001 |
Malalignment | 4 | 302/284 | 0.22 (0.06 to 0.75) | 0.02 | 77 | 0.004 |
Surgical details | ||||||
Need for open reduction | 3 | 228/233 | 0.58 (0.35, 0.97) | 0.04 | 0 | 0.46 |
Surgical time | 2 | 96/99 | − 15.15 (− 21.28, − 9.00) | < 0.001 | 59 | 0.12 |