Table 4.

MINORS Criteria Summary.

Authors	MINORS 1: Clearly Stated Aim	MINORS 2: Inclusion of Consecutive Patients	MINORS 3: Prospective Collection of Data	MINORS 4: Endpoints Appropriate for Aim	MINORS 5: Unbiased Assessment of Endpoints	MINORS 6: Appropriate Follow-Up Period	MINORS 7: Loss to Follow Up	MINORS 8: Prospective Calculation of Study Size	MINORS 9: Adequate Control Group	MINORS 10: Contemporary Groups	MINORS 11: Baseline Equivalence Groups	MINORS 12: Adequate Statistical Analysis	MINORS Total Score
Koch et al22 (1997)	2	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	11
Kryzak et al23 (2009)	2	2	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	11
Kryzak et al24 (2010)	2	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	12
Dunn et al27 (2011)	2	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5
Burrus et al25 (2015)	2	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	2	2	2	16
Cusick et al26 (2017)	2	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2	2	2	2	18