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Table 1 Summary of included studies

From: Methods for assessment of patient adherence to removable orthoses used after surgery or trauma to the appendicular skeleton: a systematic review

 

Number of studies

Study design

 RCT

5

 Cohort

10

 Case series

2

Data collection

 Prospective

13

 Retrospective

4

Number of centres

 Single-centre

7

 Multi-centre

6

 Unclear

4

Country

 UK

2

 Europe

3

 North America

8

 Asia

3

 Australasia

1

Sample size

 Median

64

 Range

1–188

Anatomical location

 Shoulder

5

 Hand/wrist

8

 Knee

2

 Foot/ankle

2

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ISSN: 1745-6215