Table 9 Summary of meta-analysis data
Variables | Follow-up (months) | No. patients accelerated group | No. patients conservative group | Mean differences (95 % CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Forward elevation | 3 | 546 | 520 | 4.71 (-0.82, 10.24) | 0.10 |
6 | 553 | 527 | 3.77 (2.65, 4.89) | < 0.001* | |
12 | 494 | 466 | 6.43 (0.27, 12.60) | 0.04* | |
24 | 261 | 248 | 1.51 (-1.17, 4.19) | 0.27 | |
External rotation | 3 | 346 | 325 | 5.41 (1.43, 9.39) | 0.008* |
6 | 346 | 325 | 3.19 (2.20, 4.81) | < 0.001* | |
12 | 287 | 264 | 1.31 (-2.55, 5.17) | 0.51 | |
24 | - | - | - | - | |
Abduction | 3 | 309 | 308 | 6.61 (-1.55, 14.77) | 0.11 |
6 | 377 | 368 | 1.69 (-0.02, 3.41) | 0.05* | |
12 | 358 | 347 | -1.48 (-4.22, 1.26) | 0.29 | |
24 | 261 | 248 | 0.31 (-2.48, 3.11) | 0.83 | |
Constant-Murley Score | 3 | 161 | 149 | 3.71 (-1.93, 9.36) | 0.20 |
6 | 229 | 209 | 2.79 (-2.91, 8.49) | 0.34 | |
12 | 215 | 194 | -0.07 (-0.77, 0.63) | 0.84 | |
24 | 68 | 60 | 0.02 (-3.76, 3.80) | 0.99 |