Absorbable implants versus metal implants for the treatment of ankle fractures: A meta-analysis

Absorbable implants versus metal implants for the treatment of ankle fractures: A meta-analysis

This meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the efficiency and the safety of absorbable implants. Five major electronic databases (PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, SinoMed and Wanfang Data) were systematically searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from their establishment to November 20...

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Veröffentlicht in:Experimental and therapeutic medicine 2013-05, Vol.5 (5), p.1531-1537
Hauptverfasser: LI, ZONG-HUAN, YU, AI-XI, GUO, XIAO-PENG, QI, BAI-WEN, ZHOU, MIN, WANG, WEI-YANG
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
absorbable implant
Ankle
ankle fracture
Arthritis
Biodegradation
Clinical trials
Fractures
Meta-analysis
metal implant
Quality
Statistical analysis
Studies
Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:This meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the efficiency and the safety of absorbable implants. Five major electronic databases (PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, SinoMed and Wanfang Data) were systematically searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from their establishment to November 2012. Studies on absorbable implants and metal implants for ankle fractures were selected. The meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.1. Ten studies with 762 patients were included and analyzed. Compared with metal implants, absorbable implants used for the internal fixation of ankle fractures produce similar radiographic and functional outcomes (P= 0.52). Normally, removal of the internal fixation is unnecessary (P
ISSN:1792-0981
1792-1015
DOI:10.3892/etm.2013.1017