Table 1

Characteristics of the included studies.

Study ID Study design Year of publication Country of origin Total number of patients included Number of patients LESS than 4 weeks Number of patients MORE than 4 weeks Age range Mean Age in weeks (days), SD Sex, Male (N) Sex, Female (N) Left foot (N) Right foot (N) Bilateral foot (N) Total Number of feet (N) Follow-up duration in months
Lee et al., 2020 [10] Retrospective study 2020 Malaysia 54 21 33 1–23 months Group 1: 1.8 weeks, Group 2: 26.2 weeks 35 19 N/A N/A 23 77 22.39
Vaishy et al., 2020 [11] Retrospective study 2020 India 200 38 162 N/A N/A 149 51 49 54 97 297 N/A
Khurana et al., 2024 [6] Prospective Cohort Study 2024 India 50 N/A N/A N/A 2.66 ± 2.79 (months) 46 (feet) 30 (feet) N/A N/A N/A 76 N/A
Liu et al., 2018 [7] Retrospective study 2018 China 90 30 60 2 days to 6 months 48 days 72 18 N/A N/A 41 131 48
Peshang et al., 2024 [12] Prospective cohort study 2024 Kurdistan 44 29 15 3 days to 5 months N/A 30 14 31 38 24 68 12
Iltar et al., 2010 [13] Prospective cohort study 2010 Turkey 29 19 10 2 days to 11 months 59 days 22 7 N/A N/A 11 40 34.1

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