Table 1 Generalities and patient baseline of the included studies

Aichroth et al. [57]

J Bone Joint Surg Br

Prospective

77

49.0

Trans-epiphyseal

45

45

13.0

13

Akinleye et al. [58]

Int J Sports Phys Ther

Retrospective

48

36.0

All-epiphyseal

1

2

10.0

1

Andrews et al. [59]

Am J Sports Med

Retrospective

60

58.0

Trans-epiphyseal

8

8

13.0

0

Arbes et al. [60]

Int Orthop

Retrospective

54

64.8

Trans-epiphyseal

4

4

13.9

13

Aronowitz et al. [61]

Am J Sports Med

Retrospective

68

25.0

Trans-epiphyseal

19

19

13.4

10

Asai et al. [62]

Sci Rep

Retrospective

66

23.0

Trans-epiphyseal

27

27

13.9

16

Bonnard et al. [63]

J Bone Joint Surg Br

Retrospective

72

66.0

All-epiphyseal

56

56

12.2

13

Calvo et al. [64]

Am J Sports Med

Retrospective

64

127.2

Trans-epiphyseal

27

27

13.0

11

Cassard et al. [65]

J Pediatr Orthop

Retrospective

66

33.6

All-epiphyseal

28

28

13.0

8

Cohen et al. [66]

Arthroscopy

Retrospective

63

45.0

Trans-epiphyseal

26

26

13.3

15

Courvoisier et al. [67]

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc

Retrospective

69

36.0

Trans-epiphyseal

37

37

14.0

20

Cordasco et al. [68]

Am J Sports Med

Retrospective

60

32.1

All-epiphyseal

23

23

12.2

6

Cruz et al. [69]

J Pediatr Orthop

Retrospective

56

21.0

All-epiphyseal

103

103

12.1

24

Demange et al. [70]

Am J Sports Med

Prospective

58

219.6

Trans-epiphyseal

12

12

10.7

5

Foissey et al. [71]

Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil

Retrospective

62

57.0

Trans-epiphyseal

20

20

13.6

6

57.0

Trans-epiphyseal

20

20

14.0

2

Fuchs et al. [72]

Arthroscopy

Retrospective

62

40.0

Trans-epiphyseal

10

10

13.2

4

Gebhard et al. [73]

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc

Retrospective

63

32.0

Trans-epiphyseal

68

68

11.9

19

33.0

Trans-epiphyseal

40

40

15.3

14

Goddard et al. [74]

Am J Sports Med

Retrospective

55

24.0

Trans-epiphyseal

32

32

13.0

11

Greenberg et al. [75]

Sports Health

Retrospective

69

15.4

All-epiphyseal

16

16

12.3

Guzzanti et al. [76]

Am J Sports Med

Retrospective

52

69.2

All-epiphyseal

8

8

11.4

0

Hoshikawa et al. [77]

Orthop J Sports Med

Retrospective

55

52.7

All-epiphyseal

3

3

13.0

1

Hui et al. [78]

Am J Sports Med

Retrospective

54

25.0

Trans-epiphyseal

16

16

12.0

4

Koch et al. [79]

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc

Retrospective

60

54.0

All-epiphyseal

12

13

12.1

2

Kocher et al. [80]

J Bone Joint Surg Am

Retrospective

61

63.6

All-epiphyseal

44

44

10.3

Kohl et al. [81]

Knee

Retrospective

58

49.2

Trans-epiphyseal

15

15

12.8

3

Kumar et al. [82]

J Bone Joint Surg Am

Retrospective

55

72.3

Trans-epiphyseal

32

32

11.3

4

Lanzetti et al. [83]

Int Orthop

Retrospective

62

96.1

All-epiphyseal

42

42

12.5

12

Lawrence et al. [44]

Clin Orthop Relat Res

Retrospective

48

12,0

All-epiphyseal

3

3

11,3

0

Lemaitre et al. [84]

Orthop Traumatol Surg Res

Retrospective

50

15.0

Trans-epiphyseal

13

14

13.6

Liddle et al. [85]

J Bone Joint Surg Br

Retrospective

52

44.0

Trans-epiphyseal

17

17

12.1

3

Mauch et al. [86]

Sports Med Arthrosc Rehabil Ther Technol

Retrospective

50

 > 60

Trans-epiphyseal

49

49

13.0

21

McCarroll et al. [87]

Am J Sports Med

Retrospective

72

26.4

Trans-epiphyseal

24

24

13.3

12

McCarroll et al. [88]

Am J Sports Med

Retrospective

66

50.4

Trans-epiphyseal

60

60

14.2

31

Mcintosh et al. [89]

Arthroscopy

Retrospective

59

41.1

Trans-epiphyseal

16

16

13.6

5

Micheli et al. [90]

Clin Orthop Relat Res

Retrospective

63

66.5

All-epiphyseal

8

8

11.0

1

Nakhostine et al. [91]

J Pediatr Orthop

Retrospective

50

52.8

All-epiphyseal

5

5

14.0

0

Nikolaou et al. [92]

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc

Retrospective

67

38.0

Trans-epiphyseal

94

94

13.7

38

Perelli et al. [93]

Am J Sports Med

Retrospective

70

26.6

All-epiphyseal

34

34

13.5

11

25.1

All-epiphyseal

32

32

13.8

12

Pennock et al. [94]

Orthop J Sports Med

Retrospective

68

38.4

All-epiphyseal

26

26

11.8

?

Redler et al. [95]

Arthroscopy

Retrospective

62

43.4

Trans-epiphyseal

18

18

14,2

6

Robert et al. [96]

Arthroscopy

Retrospective

58

42.0

All-epiphyseal

8

8

11.4

1

Saad et al. [97]

Medicine (Baltimore)

Retrospective

66

19.2

All-epiphyseal

18

19

13.3

4

Sasaki et al. [98]

Orthop J Sports Med

Retrospective

74

41.6

All-epiphyseal

18

18

12.4

10

38.1

Trans-epiphyseal

84

84

14.1

75

Seon et al. [99]

J Korean Med Sci

Retrospective

58

77.7

Trans-epiphyseal

11

11

14.7

0

Shamrock et al. [100]

Iowa Orthop J

Retrospective

60

27.6

Trans-epiphyseal

12

12

12.8

1

Shelbourne et al. [101]

Am J Sports Med

Retrospective

61

40.8

Trans-epiphyseal

16

16

14.8

5

Schmale et al. [102]

Clin Orthop Relat Res

Retrospective

64

48.0

Trans-epiphyseal

29

29

14.0

23

Streich et al. [103]

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc

Retrospective

60

70.0

Trans-epiphyseal

16

16

11.0

6

Wall et al. [104]

Orthop J Sports Med

Retrospective

67

43.2

All-epiphyseal

27

27

11.0

4

Willimon et al. [105]

Am J Sports Med

Retrospective

66

36.0

All-epiphyseal

21

21

11.8

0

Wren et al. [106]

Int J Environ Res Public Health

Retrospective

68

7.8

All-epiphyseal

20

20

11.3

5

Zhang et al. [107]

Int Orthop

Retrospective

66

31.6

All-epiphyseal

6

6

12.2

2

31.6

All-epiphyseal

10

10

12.1

4