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Table 1: Demographics of studies included for posterior malleolus fracture fixation. |
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Author |
Country and year |
Groups |
Total n |
Mean age (years) |
Percentage male |
Classification on functional |
Reported* |
Follow-up (months)* |
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Erdem, et al.30 |
Turkey, 2014 |
Screw |
20 |
47.6 |
55 |
AOFAS |
94.5 ± 3.25 |
37.2 ± 6.8 |
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PL |
20 |
50.2 |
45 |
|
93.5 ± 2.75 |
39.2 ± 5.5 |
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O’Connor, et al.31 |
USA, 2015 |
PL |
16 |
47.8 |
43.8 |
SMFA |
20.2 ± 16.8 |
54.9 ± 20 |
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AP |
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Screw |
11 |
45.5 |
36.3 |
|
9.4 ± 9.0 |
32.0 ± 8.5 |
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Kalem, et al.19 |
Turkey, 2018 |
AP |
|
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AOFAS |
|
|
|
Screw |
20 |
43.4 |
60 |
|
86.4 ± 8.0 |
14.4 ± 2.2 |
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PA |
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Screw |
13 |
48.3 |
38.5 |
|
93.8 ± 4.05 |
16.3 ± 2.6 |
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PL |
34 |
40.8 |
29.4 |
|
94.7 ± 5.3 |
17.1 ± 3.0 |
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K. Zhang, et al.32 |
China, 2020 |
Screw |
24 |
42.7 |
54.2 |
AOFAS |
92.5 ± 5.3 |
29.5 ± 4.3 |
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PL |
24 |
41.4 |
58.3 |
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94.7 ± 5.6 |
30.4 ± 4.1 |
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Yang, et al.33 |
China, 2020 |
Plates & screws |
22 |
61.5 |
45.5 |
AOFAS |
85.4 ± 5.5 |
30.0 ± 10.0 |
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Neumann, et al.34 |
Germany, 2021 |
AP |
|
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AOFAS |
|
|
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Screw |
14 |
|
|
|
89.7 ± 15.2 |
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PA |
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Screw |
13 |
60 |
31 |
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88.0 ± 20.4 |
83.6 ± 34.5 |
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PL |
36 |
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86.6 ± 22.3 |
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* mean ± standard deviation. AOFAS = American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society scale. SMFA = Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment. PL = plate. AP = anterior-to-posterior. PA = posterior-to-anterior. |
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