Efficacy and Safety Evaluation of Intramedullary Nail and Locking Compression Plate in the Treatment of Humeral Shaft Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Table 1

Basic characteristics and document quality scores of included documents.

Study	Study design	Study assessment scale	IMN amounts	LCP amounts	Total amounts
Akalın et al. [11]	RCT	6	30	33	63
Bisaccia et al. [8]	CCT	7	26	32	58
Zhao et al. [7]	CCT	8	59	63	122
Fan et al. [2]	RCT	4	30	30	60
Zhang et al. [12]	RCT	4	50	50	100
Wali et al. [13]	RCT	4	25	25	50
Wang et al. [14]	RCT	4	22	23	45
Chaudhary et al. [15]	RCT	6	50	50	100
Li et al. [16]	RCT	4	22	23	45
Singisetti et al. [17]	RCT	5	25	20	45
Putti et al. [18]	RCT	4	16	18	34
Changulani et al. [19]	RCT	5	23	24	47
Mccormack et al. [20]	RCT	4	21	23	44
Chapman et al. [21]	RCT	4	38	46	84

RCT: randomized controlled trial; CCT: controlled clinical trial; study assessment scale: RCT study uses the modified Jadad scale; CCT study uses Newcastle-Ottawa scale.