Table 1 Characteristics of included studies
Reference | Year | Type of study | Sample size | Surgery method | Outcomes | Follow-up duration | Age | BMI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FTS | CC | FTS | CC | FTS | CC | ||||||
Kim et al. | 2012 | RCT | 22 | 22 | LAG | 1.2.4.5.6.7 | 2 weeks | 52.64 ± 11.5 | 57.45 ± 14.54 | 23.40 ± 3.17 | 23.77 ± 3.54 |
Hu et al. | 2012 | RCT | 19 | 22 | LAG | 1.2.4.5.6.7 | 4 weeks | 59 (49–71) | 62.5(45–72) | 22.94 ± 2.23 | 22.99 ± 2.24 |
Abdikarim et al. | 2015 | RCT | 30 | 31 | LAG | 1.4.7 | 30 days | 63 ± 12 | 62 ± 11 | NR | NR |
Li et al. | 2016 | RCT | 67 | 60 | LAG | 1.4.7.8 | 2–21 months | 72.9 ± 6.7 | 71.8 ± 8.0 | 21.1 ± 2.5 | 20.4 ± 2.3 |
Liu et al. | 2016 | RCT | 21 | 21 | LAG | 1.2.3.4.5.7.8 | NR | 69.2 ± 5.1 | 70.3 ± 5.8 | 21.5 ± 2.0 | 21.9 ± 2.3 |