“…Follow-up times were highly variable, ranging from 6 months to 7 years. Among the included studies, 8 studies ( 15 , 17 , 24 , 26 , 28 , 29 , 31 , 35 ) were RCTs, 2 studies ( 4 , 14 ) were prospective comparative studies, and 12 studies ( 5 , 13 , 16 , 18 , 22 , 23 , 25 , 27 , 30 , 32 – 34 ) were retrospective comparative studies. A total of 10 studies ( 13 , 17 , 22 – 28 , 32 ) reported on the 2G percutaneous hallux valgus surgery, in which 7 studies ( 13 , 22 – 25 , 28 ) involved Bösch osteotomy and 3 studies ( 17 , 26 , 27 ) involved a simple, an effective, a rapid, and an inexpensive (SERI) technique.…”