Research Article
Proximal Femoral Nail versus Dynamic Hip Screw Fixation for Trochanteric Fractures: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Table 2
Methodological quality of included studies.
| Studies | No. of fractures |
Randomization | Allocation concealment | Blinding | Loss to follow-up | Level | PFN | DHS |
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Saudan et al. [23] | 100 | 106 | Adequate | Not described | Not described | Yes | B |
Pan et al. [24] | 30 | 34 | Inadequate | Inadequate | Adequate | Yes | C |
Pajarinen et al. [18] | 54 | 54 | Adequate | Adequate | Not described | Yes | B |
Giraud et al. [25] | 34 | 26 | Adequate | Not described | Not described | Yes | B |
Papasimos et al. [26] | 40 | 40 | Not described | Not described | Not described | Yes | B |
Liu et al. [27] | 69 | 65 | Not described | Not described | Not described | Yes | B |
Huang et al. [17] | 48 | 48 | Adequate | Adequate | Not described | Yes | B |
Parker et al. [28] | 300 | 300 | Adequate | Adequate | Adequate | Yes | A |
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Loss to follow-up: reported patients loss to follow-up.
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