Table 6

Meta-analytic summary of safety outcomes.

OutcomeLateral TransiliacPosterolateral TransiliacPosterior Interpositional
PELCLUCLPELCLUCLPELCLUCL
Acute symptomatic malposition0.4290.1560.8360.0000.0000.3030.20.0001.42
Breakage0.0000.0000.0410.0000.0000.3030.0000.0000.253
Migration0.0000.0000.0410.0000.0000.3030.0350.0000.476
Bowel perforation0.0000.0000.0430.0000.0000.3030.000.0000.253
Removal for pain0.0590.0020.1991.110.0003.830.480.0001.72
Dislodgment of bone0.0010.0000.0540.0000.0000.3030.0000.0000.253
Fracture0.0020.0000.0630.0000.0000.3030.0000.0000.253
Wound infection0.1450.0150.4080.0000.0000.3030.0000.0000.253
Bleeding requiring surgery0.0390.0000.1630.0000.0000.3030.0000.0000.253
  • Abbreviations: LCL, lower 95% confidence limit; PE, point estimate; UCL, upper 95% confidence limit.