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Table 1

Studies characteristics.

Authors Year Study design Flexion contracture measurement technique Postoperative flexion contracture measurement follow up Downs and Black score
Kinoshita et al. [19] 2021 Cohort Goniometer 6 month 17
Chai et al. [22] 2021 Cohort NA 27 month 18
Matziolis et al. [23] 2020 Cohort Navigation Peri-operative 17
Leie et al. [24] 2019 Cohort Navigation Peri-operative 20
Okamoto et al. [25] 2019 Case-controlled Goniometer 24 month 21
Kim et al. [26] 2017 Cohort Navigation Peri-operative 18
Okamoto et al. [27] 2016 Cohort Goniometer Peri-operative 16
Liu et al. [28] 2016 Cohort Navigation Peri-operative 21
Nagai et al. [29] 2015 Cohort Radiographs 4 week 19
Okamoto et al. [30] 2014 Cohort Radiographs 12 month 20
Bin Abd Razak et al. [31] 2014 Cohort Goniometer 24 month 17
Debette et al. [32] 2014 Cohort Goniometer 12 month 21
Koh et al. [20] 2013 Case-controlled Goniometer 35 month (24–72 month) 18
Onodera et al. [33] 2013 Cohort NA NA 16
Meftah et al. [34] 2012 Cohort NA 37 month (20–59 month) 16
Lustig et al. [21] 2012 Case-controlled Goniometer 12 month 18
Su [12] 2012 Surgical technique NA NA NA
Goudie et al. [11] 2011 Case-controlled Goniometer 24 month 17
Smith et al. [35] 2010 Cohort Photographs with skin markings Peri-operative 20
McAllister and Stepanian [36] 2008 Cohort Goniometer 12 month 20
Chaudhary et al. [37] 2008 RCT Goniometer 24 month 22
Asano et al. [38] 2008 Cohort Goniometer 12 month 14
Ritter et al. [13] 2007 Cohort Goniometer Minimum 72 month 17
Scuderi and Kochhar [39] 2007 Surgical technique NA NA NA
Bellemans et al. [40] 2006 Cohort Goniometer 24 month 18
Berend et al. [41] 2006 Cohort Goniometer 38 month (1.6–77.0 month) 17
Bengs and Scott [42] 2006 Cohort Goniometer Peri-operative 21
Gatha et al. [43] 2004 Cohort Goniometer 51 month (24–72 month) 16
Mihalko and Whiteside [44] 2003 Cohort NA 70 month (12–120 month) 16
Whiteside and Mihalko [45] 2002 Cohort Goniometer 24 month 17
Firestone et al. [46] 1992 Cohort Goniometer 53 month 15

NA: Non available; RCT: randomized controlled trial.

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