Table I: Basic characteristics of the studies included in meta-analysis.
| Study |
No. of Patients |
Sex (male/female) |
Mean Age (in years) |
Mean Delay in Surgery (months) |
Mean Follow up Period (months) |
| Ac |
Open |
Ac |
Open |
Ac |
Open |
Ac |
Open |
Ac |
Open |
| Sperber et al (2001) [13] |
30 |
26 |
40 |
16 |
25 |
27.5 |
57.6 |
42 |
24 |
24 |
| Fabbriciani et al (2004) [14] |
30 |
30 |
50 |
10 |
24.5 |
26.8 |
25.3 |
20.2 |
24 |
24 |
| Bottoni et al (2006) [15] |
32 |
29 |
60 |
1 |
25.2 |
25.1 |
35.1 |
41.6 |
28.5 |
30 |
| Netto NA et al (2012) [16] |
17 |
25 |
16 |
21 |
27.5 |
30.8 |
45.7 |
62.9 |
37.5 |
37.5 |
| Mohatadi et al (2014) [17] |
98 |
98 |
160 |
36 |
27.2 |
27.8 |
54 |
75 |
24 |
24 |
Ac: arthroscopic technique; open: open technique