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World J Orthop. Sep 18, 2025; 16(9): 111068
Published online Sep 18, 2025. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v16.i9.111068
Published online Sep 18, 2025. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v16.i9.111068
Table 2 Fracture pattern analysis results
| Fracture complexity | Autologous bone graft | Bone substitute | Effect size (95%CI) | P value | ||
| n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | |||
| Joint depression (mm) | ||||||
| Simple fractures | 9 | 1.49 (1.05) | 11 | 1.30 (1.22) | MD = 0.19 (-0.81, 1.19) | 0.70 |
| Complex fractures | 11 | 2.00 (3.00) | 14 | 2.00 (2.00) | MD = 0.00 (-2.06, 2.06) | 1.00 |
| Unknown complexity | 10 | 1.60 (1.85) | 5 | 1.40 (0.80) | MD = 0.20 (-1.14, 1.54) | 0.77 |
| Secondary collapse | ||||||
| Simple fractures | 37 | 5 (13.5%) | 37 | 5 (13.5%) | RR = 1.00 (0.32, 3.17) | 1.00 |
| Complex fractures | 64 | 43 (67.2%) | 58 | 37 (63.8%) | RR = 1.05 (0.81, 1.36) | 0.70 |
| Mixed complexity | 70 | 15 (21.4%) | 103 | 15 (14.6%) | RR = 1.47 (0.77, 2.81) | 0.24 |
- Citation: Alshahrani AS, Alalwani YJ, Alqahtani NM, Alanazi ASD, Almarri AK, Alqurashi SS, Ghazi DK, Alsalamah AM, Alruwaili RH, Azzam AY, Alanii F. Outcomes of autologous bone grafts vs bone substitutes in tibial plateau fractures: A meta-analysis. World J Orthop 2025; 16(9): 111068
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v16/i9/111068.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v16.i9.111068