Effect of surgical approach on the treatment of Morton’s neuroma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies

Study	Year	Design	Patient	Mean Age (years)^a		Sex Male/Female			Sample size included		Follow-Up (months)^a		Adverse events^b
Study	Year	Design	Patient	PG	DG	PG		DG	PG	DG	PG	DG	PG	DG
Åkermark	2013	RCT	76	48 (23–68)	49 (25–71)	10/25		10/31	32	41	34 (28–39)	33 (28–42)	5	6
Xu	2022	RC	20	50.00 ± 13.48	46.38 ± 12.93	2/10		3/5	12	8	27.08 ± 15.34	31.5 ± 8.35	0	2
Faraj	2010	RC	36	52.08 (31–67)		2/34			20	22	18		12	6
Åkermark	2008	RC	125	52 (24–77)		41/32	24/35		73	59	29 (24–46)	37 (24–60)	4	10
Wilson	1995	RC	44	NA		3/41			21	59	at least 1 year		2	10

Abbreviations: RCT randomized controlled trial, RC retrospective comparative, PG plantar group, DG dorsal group
^amean ± SD or mean (Range); SD standard deviation
^bOverall adverse events: only those explicitly stated by the author and without inclusion relationship are counted; NA not applicable

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