TABLE 2.
Search Methodology Used by Each of the Included Studiesa
| Search Database | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Author | PubMed/MEDLINE | EMBASE | Cochrane Library Databaseb | CINAHL | OVID | Other | No. of Primary Studies | Primary Studies Included Only RCTs |
| Lo10 | + | − | − | − | − | + | 19 | − |
| Bhandari2 | + | − | + | − | − | + | 6 | + |
| Khan (2005)9 | + | + | + | + | − | − | 12 | + |
| Khan (2010)8 | + | + | + | + | − | − | 12 | + |
| Zhao21 | + | + | − | − | + | + | 8 | + |
| Jiang6 | + | + | + | − | + | + | 10 | + |
| Wilkins20 | + | − | + | − | − | + | 7 | + |
| Soroceanu17 | + | + | + | − | − | + | 10 | + |
| van der Eng18 | + | − | + | − | + | − | 7 | + |
aCINAHL, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature; EMBASE, Excerpta Medica Database; MEDLINE, Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online; RCT, randomized controlled trial.
b“Cochrane Library Database” refers to any of the following: Cochrane database; Cochrane Musculoskeletal Injuries Group Specialized Register; Cochrane Bone, Joint, and Muscle Trauma Group Specialized Register; Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews; Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials.