Table 3 Overall and subgroup meta-analysis of the impact of knee arthroscopy on subsequent total knee replacement and publication bias
Subjects | n | Pool | Heterogeneity | Egger | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RR/SMD/WMD | 95%CI | P | I2 | P | model | t | P | |||
Range of motion | 4 | WMD | -0.61 | -3.479,2.259 | 0.677 | 62.40% | 0.047 | Random | NA | NA |
| Â | 2 | WMD | 1.71 | -0.672,4.092 | 0.159 | 0.00% | 0.709 | Fixed | NA | NA |
| Â | 2 | WMD | -2.938 | -5.160,-0.716 | 0.01 | 0.00% | 0.904 | Fixed | NA | NA |
Functional outcome | 7 | SMD | -0.075 | -0.186 0.037 | 0.19 | 46.70% | 1067 | Random | 1.27 | 0.259 |
| Â | 1 | SMD | -0.288 | -0.439,-0.136 | <0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Â | 2 | SMD | -0.024 | -0.222 0.174 | 0.813 | 0.00% | 0.447 | NA | NA | NA |
| Â | 4 | SMD | -0.039 | -0.135 0.056 | 0.42 | 0.00% | 0.439 | Fixed | NA | NA |
Stiffness | 7 | RR | 1.354 | 0.881 2.081 | 0.167 | 73.10% | 0.001 | Random | 0.06 | 0.955 |
| Â | 2 | RR | 1.313 | 0.902,1.912 | 0.155 | 81.00% | 0.022 | Random | NA | NA |
| Â | 4 | RR | 1.765 | 0.525 5.931 | 0.358 | 74.80% | 0.008 | Random | NA | NA |
| Â | 1 | RR | 9.23 | 0.585,145.706 | 0.114 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Periprosthetic fracture | 4 | RR | 0.863 | 0.134,5.540 | 0.876 | 81.20% | 0.001 | Random | NA | NA |
| Â | 1 | RR | 0.434 | 0.180,1.047 | 0.063 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Â | 2 | RR | 3.4 | 1.271,9.098 | 0.015 | 40.20% | 0.196 | Fixed | NA | NA |
| Â | 1 | RR | 0.163 | 0.008,3.360 | 0.24 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
venous thromboembolism | 3 | RR | 1.055 | 0.829,1.342 | 0.662 | 0.00% | 0.388 | Fixed | NA | NA |
| Â | 1 | RR | 1.183 | 0.887,1.577 | 0.252 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Â | 2 | RR | 0.839 | 0.540,1.304 | 0.435 | 0.00% | 0.599 | Fixed | NA | NA |
Aseptic loosening | 9 | RR | 1.542 | 0.876,2.716 | 0.134 | 75.90% | <0.01 | Random | 1.16 | 0.289 |
| Â | 4 | RR | 1.327 | 0.669,2.632 | 0.418 | 86.60% | <0.01 | Random | NA | NA |
| Â | 3 | RR | 2.283 | 0.551,9.453 | 0.083 | 59.90% | 0.107 | Random | NA | NA |
| Â | 1 | RR | 1.439 | 0.070,29.628 | 0.813 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
PJI | 10 | RR | 1.317 | 1.165 1.488 | <0.01 | 0.00% | 0.622 | Fixed | 1.18 | 0.272 |
| Â | 4 | RR | 1.314 | 1.156,1.493 | <0.01 | 0.00% | 0.722 | Fixed | NA | NA |
| Â | 5 | RR | 1.395 | 0.911 2.137 | 0.143 | 23.80% | 0.262 | Fixed | NA | NA |
| Â | 1 | RR | 0.5 | 0.047,5.358 | 0.567 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Manipulation Under Anesthesia | 3 | RR | 1.87 | 1.134,3.086 | 0.014 | 93.20% | <0.01 | Random | NA | NA |
Revision | 10 | RR | 1.423 | 1.280 1.583 | <0.01 | 30.40% | 0.166 | Fixed | 0.91 | 0.387 |
| Â | 4 | RR | 1.346 | 1.182 1.533 | <0.01 | 0.00% | 0.396 | Fixed | NA | NA |
| Â | 4 | RR | 2.369 | 1.365 4.110 | 0.002 | 39.60% | 0.174 | Fixed | NA | NA |
| Â | 2 | RR | 0.645 | 0.140,2.983 | 0.575 | 0.00% | 0.786 | Fixed | NA | NA |