Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 1 Methodological quality assessment
Authors, year | Part A: Only one score to be given for each of the seven sections | Part B: Scores may be given for each option in each of the three sections if applicable | ||||||||||||||||
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Study size | Mean follow-up | Surgical approach | Type of study | Description of diagnosis | Description of surgical technique | Description of postoperative rehabilitation | Outcome criteria | Procedure used to assess outcomes | Description of subject selection process | |||||||||
Outcome measures clearly defined | Timing of outcome assessment clearly stated | Use of outcome criteria that have reported reliability | General health measure included | Participants recruited | Investigator independent of surgeon | Written assessment | Completion of assessment by patients themselves with minimal investigator assistance | Selection criteria are reported and unbiased | Reported recruitment rate > 80% | Reported recruitment rate < 80% | ||||||||
Alhmann et al., 2002 [9] | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Almaiman et al., 2013 [16] | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Banwart et al., 1995 [39] | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Belthur et al., 2008 [17] | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Beirne et al., 1996 [31] | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Burstein et al., 2000 [40] | 7 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Calori et al., 2014 [2] | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Carlock et al., 2019 [35] | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Conway et al., 2014 [41] | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
David et al., 2003 [42] | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Dawson et al., 2014 [24] | 10 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Delawi et al., 2007 [43] | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Deorio et al., 2005 [27] | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Dimar et al., 2009 [32] | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Fernyhough et al., 1992 [44] | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Finkemeir et al., 2010 [45] | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Goulet et al., 1997 [29] | 10 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Han et al., 2015 [18] | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Haubruck et al., 2018 [46] | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Hill et al., 1999 [47] | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Kanakaris et al., 2011 [37] | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Kim et al., 2009 [48] | 10 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Kusnezov et al., 2017 [49] | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Le Baron et al., 2019 [23] | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Loeffler et al., 2012 [50] | 7 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Mccall et al., 2010 [20] | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Marchand et al., 2017 [26] | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Merrit et al., 2010 [51] | 7 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Metsemakers et al., 2019 [52] | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Mirovski et al., 2000 [53] | 7 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Nodzo et al., 2014 [25] | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
On Salawu et al., 2017 [36] | 7 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Pollock et al., 2008 [28] | 7 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Qvick et al., 2013 [3] | 10 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Robertson et al., 2001 [54] | 10 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Schizas et al., 2009 [55] | 7 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Schwartz et al., 2009 [56] | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Silber et al., 2003 [33] | 10 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Westrich et al., 2001 [30] | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Younger et al., 1989 [8] | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |