Surgical Treatment of Sprengel's Deformity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: Sprengel's deformity (SD) is a rare congenital anomaly caused by failure in the descent of the scapula. We aimed to systematically review the current literature reporting data from children undergoing surgery for SD, in order to explore the rate of success and complications of the different surgical techniques, possibly providing recommendations about the management of SD in children. (2) Methods: we electronically searched the literature from Ovid, MEDLINE and the Cochrane Library databases. Demographic data, surgical procedures, outcomes and complications were analyzed. We categorized surgical procedures into five groups. (3) Results: 41 articles met the inclusion criteria, showing a poor overall study quality; 674 patients (711 shoulders) were analyzed. Green's and Woodw

SUBMITTER: Zarantonello P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8700527 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature