Table 4.
Methodological quality assessment, Part B
| Authors, years | Part B: scores may be given for each option in each of the three sections if applicable | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 reported and unbiased | Recruitment rate reported > 80% |
Recruitment rate reporter < 80% | ||
| Dumbre Patil et al. 2014 [9] | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 69 |
| El Shazly et al. 2014 [10] | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 74 |
| Gedam et al. 2016 [13] | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 60 |
| Hao et al. 2020 [14] | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 65 |
| Hollawell et al. 2015 [15] | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 60 |
| Jiang et al. 2019 [18] | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 67 |
| Jiménez-Carrasco et al. 2023 [19] | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 66 |
| Khiami et al. 2013 [20] | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 59 |
| Lee et al. 2007 [23] | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 60 |
| Maffulli et al. 2013 [27] | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
| Maffulli et al. 2005 [28] | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 79 |
| Maffulli et al. 2013 [30] | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 77 |
| Nilsson et al. 2022 [37] | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 79 |
| Ofili et al. 2016 [40] | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 51 |
| Plaass et al. 2013[43] | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 55 |
| Qi et al. 2013 [44] | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| Sarzaeem et al. 2012 [45] | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 71 |
| Shoaib et al. 2017 [46] | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 61 |
| Song et al. 2018[47] | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 75 |
| Tsukada et al. 2021 [48] | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 66 |
| Usuelli et al. 2017 [49] | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 66 |
| Vuldzhev et al. 2022 [51] | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 76 |