Table 2 Main characteristics of the studies of the current review

Taverna et al. [21]

Retrospective

Non-comparative

IV

56

Selection, detection, and performance

Yes

26

25.5

20M

6F

29.6

Iliac crest allograft

Two coupled pairs of arthroscopic round endobuttons

Walch-Duplay score: 93.2 (post-operatively)

Rowe score: 96.4 (post-operatively)

SSV: 87.4 (post-operatively)

Kraus et al. [23]

Retrospective

Non-comparative

IV

39

Selection, detection, and performance

Yes

15

31.4

14M

1F

20.6

Autologous tricortical iliac crest bone graft

Two bio-compression screws

Constant score (affected side): 85.8 points

Constant score (contra-lateral side): 89.6 points

Rowe score: from 37.5 (pre-operatively)

to 88.0 points (post-operatively)

(significant difference)

SSV: from 41.5 (pre-operatively) to 84.5% (post-operatively) (significant difference)

WOSI: from 19.2% (pre-operatively) to 76.7% (post-operatively) (significant difference)

Anderl et al. [28]

Prospective

Non-comparative

IV

53

Selection, detection, and performance

Yes

14 (15 shoulders)

30

12M

2F

25.9

Implant-free bi-cortical iliac crest bone grafting (autologous)

Rowe score: from 57.6 (pre-operatively) to 98.6 (post-operatively) (significant difference)

Constant score from 70.9 (pre-operatively) to 96.3 (post-operatively) (significant difference)

VAS score: 4.4 (pre-operatively) to 0.2 (post-operatively) (significant difference)

SSV for sports: 31.4% (pre-operatively) to 95.6% (post-operatively) (significant difference)

Bock-mann et al. [25]

Retrospective

Non-comparative

IV

40

Selection, detection, and performance

Not rep.

32

31

24M

7F

42

Iliac crest bone graft (autologous)

Two screws

WOSI: 71%

Adapted constant score: 87

VAS score: 2.1

Zhao et al. [27]

Retrospective

Non-comparative

IV

65

Selection, detection, and performance

No

52

26.3

39M

13F

38.8

Allogenic iliac bone graft

Sutures

Oxford shoulder score: from 29.7 pre-operatively to 42.4 post-operatively

Rowe score: from 34.7 pre-operatively to 91.8 post-operatively

Gian-nakos et al. [22]

Retrospective

Non-comparative

IV

43

Selection, detection, and performance

Yes

12

37.5

9M

3F

28.8

Re-vision setting, autologous bi-cortical iliac crest graft

2 cannulated titanium lag screws

Rowe score: from 16.25 points pre-operatively to 69.58 points post-operatively (significant difference)

Walch-Duplay score: from 11.76 points pre-operatively to 76.67 points post-operatively (significant difference)

WOSI (only post-operatively): 28.71%

Ernst-Brunner et al. [26]

Retrospective

Comparative

III

37

Selection, detection, and performance

Yes

40 (20 open and 20 arthroscopic procedures)

30.9

35M

5F

–

Autologous iliac crest bone graft

–

No clinical outcomes.

Moroder et al. [24]

Prospective

Randomized

I

57

–

No

60 (30 open Latarjet, 30 open iliac crest graft procedures)

31 (Latar-jet)

29 (iliac crest graft)

56M

4F

24

Autologous iliac crest bone graft

Two screws (Latarjet group)

Implant-free press-fit insertion of J-shaped iliac crest bone graft

WOSI, Rowe, SSV, ASOSS score: insignificant difference between the 2 groups post-operatively

(only preoperative Rowe score significantly better in Latarjet group)

Scheibel et al. [29]

Retrospective

Non-comparative

IV

47

Selection, detection, and performance

No

10

28.7

8M

2F

37.9

Tri-cortical autogenous iliac crest bone graft

Two cannulated screws

Constant score: 88.3, Rowe score: 89.5, Walch-Duplay score: 83.5

MISS: 80.6, WOSI: 82.6% (only post-operative values)