Meta-Analysis
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World J Meta-Anal. Feb 26, 2015; 3(1): 61-71
Published online Feb 26, 2015. doi: 10.13105/wjma.v3.i1.61
Operative vs nonoperative treatment of displaced intra-articular calcaneal fracture: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Nan Jiang, Hui-Juan Song, Guo-Ping Xie, Lei Wang, Chang-Xiang Liang, Cheng-He Qin, Bin Yu
Nan Jiang, Guo-Ping Xie, Lei Wang, Chang-Xiang Liang, Cheng-He Qin, Bin Yu, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong Province, China
Hui-Juan Song, Department of Nursing, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong Province, China
Chang-Xiang Liang, Department of Orthopaedics, Guangdong General Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong Province, China
Author contributions: Jiang N and Song HJ contributed equally to this study; Jiang N contributed to study design, data analysis and interpretation, manuscript drafting and revision, statistical analysis support; Song HJ contributed to literature search, data acquisition and analysis, manuscript drafting; Xie GP contributed to data acquisition, interpretation and statistical analysis; Wang L contributed to literature search and data acquisition; Liang CX contributed to literature search and methodology assessment of included studies; Qin CH contributed to data acquisition and interpretation, methodology assessment of included studies and statistical analysis; Yu B contributed to study design, data interpretation, manuscript drafting and revision, statistical analysis support and supervision.
Conflict-of-interest: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Data sharing: Technical appendix, statistical code, and dataset available from the corresponding author at nanfanghot@126.com. No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Dr. Bin Yu, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No.1838, Guangzhou Avenue North, Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong Province, China. nanfanghot@126.com
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Received: October 17, 2014
Peer-review started: October 18, 2014
First decision: December 3, 2014
Revised: December 8, 2014
Accepted: December 18, 2014
Article in press: December 19, 2014
Published online: February 26, 2015
Core Tip

Core tip: This updated meta-analysis regarding the optimal treatment of displaced intra-articular calcaneal fracture suggests that operative and nonoperative treatment have similar clinical outcomes in residual pain, shoe fitting, walking distance and secondary subtalar arthrodesis. However, operative treatment has a higher complication risk than nonoperative treatment.