Table 3 Summary of quantitative synthesis
Pooled effect size | 95% CI | P-value | Model | I2 index | Q/df | Publication bias (Egger’s P-value) | Related figures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PJI rate after rTKA with tantalum | Rate = 8.1% | 6.6%–9.9% | - | Fixed effect | 0.0 | 0.6 | Yes (0.008*) | (Fig. 2) (Fig. 3) |
Comparing the PJI rate between tantalum and none-TA group after rTKA | OR = 0.67 | 0.10–4.34 | 0.67 | Fixed effect | 0.0 | 0.2 | No (0.86) | (Fig. 4) |
PJI rate after rTKA in septic cases (re-infection) | Rate = 15.7% | 11.7%–20.7% | - | Fixed effect | 35.5 | 1.5 | No (0.44) | (Fig. 5) |
Comparing the PJI rate between the tantalum and none-Ta group after rTKA in septic cases (re-infection) | Not applicable | |||||||