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Electrical databases (PubMed, EMBASE and the Cochrane library) were retrieved to find RCTs and CSs met the eligibility criteria. Two reviewers screened the studies, extracted the data and evaluated the methodological quality, and performed data analysis with RevMan 5.1. The publication bias was test by Stata 14.0. The Begg's and Egger's test were performed by Stata 14.0. The quality of evidence was graded according to the criteria of GRADE. We ultimately included ten RCTs and eleven CSs.\nResults\nA total of 1590 subjects were reported. Publication bias was detected by funnel plot in RCTs. VLP could provide better results such as DASH scores (RCT: MD = -6.12, 95%CI = -12.07\u20130.17; CS: MD = -6.43, 95%CI = -12.53\u20130.3), ulnar variance (RCT: MD = -0.81, 95%CI = -1.25\u20130.37) and infection rate (RCT: RR = 0.25, 95%CI = 0.10\u20130.65; CS: RR = 0.15, 95%CI = 0.06\u20130.40). There were no significant differences for G-W scores, VAS and grip strength between the VLP group and EF group. There was significantly greater loss of volar tilt (P = 0.01) and radial inclination (P = 0.02) in patients receiving EF, basing on the CSs.\nConclusions\nVLP could provide better results, such as DASH scores, ulnar variance, volar tilt, radial inclination and infection rate. 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