Poor Outcomes of Children and Adolescents with Femoral Neck Fractures: A Meta-Analysis Based on Clinical Studies.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:To comprehensively assess the differences in outcome between open reduction and closed reduction for children and adolescents with femoral neck fractures. METHODS:Based on the predetermined strategies, eligible studies were obtained by searching Embase, the Cochrane Library, and PubMed databases (retrieval time: June 2018) and through manual retrieval for paper documents. The 95% confidence intervals (CI) and risk ratios (RR) were used as evaluation indexes. Moreover, the results of avascular necrosis, coxa vara, or non-union were compared between open reduction and closed reduction under random or fixed effects models. After sensitivity analysis was carried out, publication bias was evaluated for the eligible studies using Egger's test. RESULTS:Six studies were included in our m

SUBMITTER: Chen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7189036 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature