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Figure 1. A flow chart demonstrating the inclusion process
RESULTS
A total of 70 studies with a combined total of 3052 patients, ranging from 11 to 230 patients in each study (with a male to female ratio of 2.7:1), were selected.12, 14, 16, 18, 25-90 The year of publication of the selected studies ranged from 1980 to 2016. The sample size in almost 50% of the studies was fewer than 100 patients. The mean age of patients was 32.2 years, with a range of 4 to 91 years. In 19% of cases, both mandibular joints were fractured, and in 81% of cases, the fractures were unilateral. Of these fractures, 9% were located intracapsularly and 91% extracapsularly. The period of follow-up varied widely, from 5 days to 119 months. Yabe et al. 85 reported the longest period of follow-up at 119 months.