Table 5.

MINORS quality assessment

Authors	Total points	Clearly stated aim	Inclusion of consecutive patients	Prospective collection of data	Appropriate endpoints	Unbiased assessment	Follow-up appropriate	Loss of follow-up < 5%	Sample size calculation	Control group	Contemporary groups	Baseline group equivalence	Adequate statistical analysis
Sokkar [19]	7	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0
Cai [20]	17	2	2	2	2	0	1	2	0	0	2	2	2
Pongsamakthai and Tharakulphan [21]	19	2	2	2	2	0	1	2	2	0	2	2	2
Stein [22]	18	2	2	2	2	0	2	0	2	0	2	2	2
Andreani [23]	8	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0
Metzlaff [24]	16	2	2	0	2	0	2	2	2	0	2	0	2
Jensen[25]	11	2	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2
Natero-Cisneros [26]	10	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	2
Razak [27]	18	2	2	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	2	2	2
Taleb [28]	11	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	2
Li 2020	12	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	2	2
Fosser [30]	12	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	2	2
Shen [31]	13	2	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	2	2	2
Yoo [32]	12	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	2	2
Liu [33]	10	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	2