Review Article
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Combined Antibiotic Spacer with Ilizarov Methods in the Treatment of Infected Nonunion of Tibia
Table 1
Evaluation of included studies using modified Newcastle-Ottawa scale.
| | Parameter | Study | | Wang H (2019) | Li SY (2019) | Xue J (2018) | Zhang YH (2017) | Ren P (2017) | van Niekerk AH (2017) | Hou XZ (2015) | Jing P (2015) | Leonard CM (2015) | Spiegl U (2013) | McHale KA (2004) |
| | Study population clearly defined | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Consecutive patients included | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Patients represent population with infected nonunion of tibia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Accurate description of infected nonunion of tibia | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Assessment of outcome well defined | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | | Complications well defined | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Follow-up long enough for outcomes to occur (>1.5 years) | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Studies with 5 positive answers were defined as good quality.
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