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Table 3 Total complication reported

From: Operative versus non-operative treatment in complex proximal humeral fractures: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Outcome

No. of trials

No. of patients (O/N)

RR (95 % CI)

P for RR

I2 (%)

P for heterogeneity

Additional surgery rate

Boons et al. (2012)

Fjalestad et al. (2012)

Olerud et al. (2011a, b)

Rangan et al. (2015)

Stableforth (1984)

248/249

1.91 (1.06, 3.45)

0.03

13

0.33

Mortality

Boons et al. (2012)

Fjalestad et al. (2012)

Rangan et al. (2015)

Stableforth (1984)

191/191

2.07 (0.88, 4.83)

0.09

0

0.94

Infection

Fjalestad et al. (2012)

Olerud et al. (2011a, b)

Rangan et al. (2015)

Zyto et al. (1997)

213/216

5.05 (0.90, 28.35)

0.07

0

1.00

Avascular necrosis

Fjalestad et al. (2012)

Olerud et al. (2011a, b)

Rangan et al. (2015)

Zyto et al. (1997)

Boons et al. (2012)

252/253

0.82 (0.38, 1.77)

0.61

16

0.31

Osteoarthritis

Fjalestad et al. (2010)

Zyto et al. (1997)

41/41

1.34 (0.37, 4.82)

0.66

13

0.28

Nerve injury

Fjalestad et al. (2012)

Rangan et al. (2015)

148/150

1.57 (0.65, 3.79)

0.32

0

0.38

Nonunion

Fjalestad et al. (2012)

Olerud et al. (2011a, b)

Rangan et al. (2015)

Zyto et al. (1997)

189/191

0.38 (0.11, 1.26)

0.11

10

0.34

Impingement

Olerud et al. (2011a)

Rangan et al. (2015)

149/150

1.02 (0.15, 7.05)

0.98

0

0.33

Redisplacement

Fjalestad et al. (2012)

Olerud et al. (2011a)

Zyto et al. (1997)

38/40

0.53 (0.10, 2.78)

0.45

48

0.16