Table 3 Summary of comparable published series
Author | Distraction technique | Number of patients | Mean active PIPJ ROM (°) | Infection rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Suzuki et al. [6] | Suzuki PRTS | 5 | 80 | unknown |
De Soras et al. [4] | Suzuki PRTS | 11 | 84 | 9 |
De Smet & Fabry [22] | Suzuki PRTS | 5 | 63 | 20 |
Majumber et al. [29] | Suzuki PRTS | 14 | 74 | 21 |
Duteille et al. [11] | Suzuki PRTS | 20 | 86 | 5 |
Deshmukh et al. [5] | Deshmukh PRTS | 13 | 85 | 15 |
Keramidas et al. [1] | Suzuki PRTS | 11 | 84 | 18 |
Ellis et al. [12] | Slade PRTS | 8 | 88 | 13 |
Agarwal et al. [24] | Suzuki PRTS | 25 | 67† | 28 |
Ruland et al. [16] | Slade PRTS | 34 | 88† | 24 |
Kneser et al. [30] | Suzuki PRTS | 5 | 74 | 20 |
Debus et al. [23] | Suzuki PRTS | 15 | 66 | 20 |
Finsen [25] | Suzuki PRTS | 18 | 72 | 17 |
Current series | Deshmukh PRTS | 20 | 62 | 21 |