TABLE 2.
Summary of articles included in group II and III review.
| Author | Group | Measurement Method | Study Design* | Internal Validity | External Validity | Additional Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldberg et al.[48] | III | Water displacement | E5 | Low | Low | Early limb, Whirl pool therapy |
| Manella[49] | III | Anthropometric | E1 | Moderate | High | Early limbs, Shrinker sock vs. EB |
| Fernie & Holliday[14] | II | Water displacement | O1 | Moderate | Moderate | Early and mature limbs |
| Mueller[50] | III | Anthropometric | E1 | Moderate | Moderate | Early limbs, RRD vs. EB |
| Liedberg et al.[51] | II & III | Anthropometric | E1 | Low | Low | Early limbs Adaptable device |
| Persson & Liedberg[52] | II | Anthropometric | O5 | Low | Moderate | Early limbs |
| Wilson et al.[53] | III | NA | X2 | NA | NA | Adaptable device |
| Golbranson et al.[8] | II | Anthropometric Water displacement |
E2 | Low | Moderate | Correlated measurement techniques in early limbs |
| Pinzur et al.[54] | III | NA | X2 | NA | NA | Adaptable device |
| Maclean & Fick[9] | II & III | Anthropometric | E2 | Moderate | High | Early limbs SRD vs. EB |
| Lilja & Oberg[11] | II | Laser scan | O5 | Low | High | Early limbs |
| Lilja et al.[55] | II | MRI | O6 | Low | High | Early limbs |
| Lilja et al.[13] | II | Laser scan | O5 | Moderate | Moderate | Early limbs |
| Wong & Edelstein[10] | II & III | Anthropometric | E1 | Moderate | High | Early limbs, SRD vs. EB |
| Board et al.[56] | III | Casting + water displacement | E5 | Low | Moderate | Mature limbs Vacuum-assisted suspension |
| Goswami et al.[57] | III | Casting + water displacement | E5 | Low | Moderate | Mature limbs Vacuum-assisted suspension |
| Graf & Freijah[21] | III | Casting + water fill/displacement | E1 | Moderate | High | Mature limbs Vacuum-assisted suspension |
| Greenwald et al.[58] | III | Fluid-filled bladders | O6 | Low | Low | Early limbs RRD vs. RRD + gel sock |
| Zachariah et al.[6] | II | Optical scan | O5 | High | High | Adaptable device |
| Nawijn et al.[17] | III | NA | S2 | NA | NA | Mature limbs |
| Sanders et al.[12] | II | Optical scan | O5 | Moderate | High | Systematic review |
| Sanders et al.[59] | III | Fluid-filled bladders | O6 | High | High | Mature limbs Adaptable device |
| Singh et al.[16] | II | Ultrasound | O1 | Moderate | High | Early limbs |
| Janchai et al.[60] | III | Anthropometric | E1 | Moderate | High | Early limbs RRD vs. EB |
| Ogawa et al.[61] | III | Fluid-filled bladders | O6 | Low | Low | Adaptable device |
| Sanders et al.[7] | I & II | Bioimpedance | O5 | High | High | Mature limbs |
*
Refer to Appendix A and Hafner[62] for study design descriptors.
NA = not applicable; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; SXCT = spiral x-ray computer tomography; RRD = removable rigid dressing; SRD = semi-rigid dressing; EB = elastic bandage; vs. = versus.