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Meta-Analysis
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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
Table 2 Fracture pattern analysis results
Fracture complexityAutologous bone graft
Bone substitute
Effect size (95%CI)P value
n
Mean (SD)
n
Mean (SD)
Joint depression (mm)
Simple fractures91.49 (1.05)111.30 (1.22)MD = 0.19 (-0.81, 1.19)0.70
Complex fractures112.00 (3.00)142.00 (2.00)MD = 0.00 (-2.06, 2.06)1.00
Unknown complexity101.60 (1.85)51.40 (0.80)MD = 0.20 (-1.14, 1.54)0.77
Secondary collapse
Simple fractures375 (13.5%)375 (13.5%)RR = 1.00 (0.32, 3.17)1.00
Complex fractures6443 (67.2%)5837 (63.8%)RR = 1.05 (0.81, 1.36)0.70
Mixed complexity7015 (21.4%)10315 (14.6%)RR = 1.47 (0.77, 2.81)0.24


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