Table 3.

Technical Quality Appraisal: AGREE Instrument Standardized Domain Scores

Domain	Definition	AAOS	ACOEM	Intracorp	McK	ODG
Scope and purpose	The overall aim of the guideline, the specific clinical questions, and the target patient population	1.00	0.89	0.89	1.00	1.00
Stakeholder involvement	The extent to which the guideline represents the views of its intended users	0.54	0.79	0.79	0.88	0.79
Rigor-of-development	The process used to gather and synthesize the evidence, the methods to formulate the recommendations and to update them	0.81	0.88	0.83	0.88	0.81
Clarity and presentation	The language and format of the guideline	0.96	0.88	1.00	1.00	0.96
Applicability	The likely organizational, behavioral and cost implications of applying the guideline	0.17	0.33	0.33	0.61	0.72
Editorial independence	The independence of the recommendations and acknowledgement of possible conflict of interest from the guideline development group	1.00	1.00	0.75	1.00	0.92

AGREE standardized domain scores range from 0.00 (lowest) to 1.00 (highest).