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Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 2 Completed IHE checklist for case-series studies

From: Acute medial clavicle fracture in adults: a systematic review of demographics, clinical features and treatment outcomes in 220 patients

Criterion

Included case series

 

Bakir et al.

Salipas et al.

Oe et al.

Throckmorton et al.

Nowak et al.

Robinson et al.

Robinson

Study objective

 1. Was the hypothesis/aim/objective of the study clearly stated?

Ya

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Study design

 2. Was the study conducted prospectively?

Nb

N

N

N

Y

Y

N

 3. Were the cases collected in more than one centre?

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

 4. Were patients recruited consecutively?

Uc

N

N

N

N

Y

Y

Study population

 5. Were the characteristics of the patients included in the study described?

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

 6. Were the eligibility criteria (i.e. inclusion and exclusion criteria) for entry into the study clearly stated?

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

 7. Did patients enter the study at a similar point in the disease?

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Intervention and co-intervention

 8. Was the intervention of interest clearly described?

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

 9. Were additional interventions (co-interventions) clearly described?

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Outcome measures

 10. Were relevant outcome measures established a priori?

N

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

 11. Were outcome assessors blinded to the intervention that patients received?

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

 12. Were the relevant outcomes measured using appropriate objective/subjective methods?

N

Y

Y

N

N

N

N

 13. Were the relevant outcome measures made before and after the intervention?

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Statistical analysis

 14. Were the statistical tests used to assess the relevant outcomes appropriate?

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Results and conclusions

 15. Was follow-up long enough for important events and outcomes to occur?

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

 16. Were losses to follow-up reported?

N

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

N

 17. Did the study provide estimates of random variability in the data analysis of relevant outcomes?

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

 18. Were the adverse events reported?

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

 19. Were the conclusions of the study supported by the results?

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Competing interests and sources of support

 20. Were both competing interests and sources of support for the study reported?

Y

N

N

N

N

N

N

  1. aYes
  2. bNo
  3. cUnclear
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