Table 1.

MINORS methodological quality.

Study	Clear aim	Inclusion patients	Collection data	Appropriate end points	Assessment end points	Follow-up period	Loss to follow-up	Calculation study size	Total
Trousdale	1	2	0	2	0	2	1	0	8
Meier	2	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	10
Price	2	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	10
Van Geenen	1	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	10
Murase	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	0	13
Nagy	2	0	0	2	1	2	2	0	9
Chia	2	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	10
Miyake	2	2	0	2	1	2	1	0	10
Kataoka	2	2	0	2	1	2	2	0	11
Boeckers	1	2	0	2	0	1	2	0	8
Walenkamp	2	2	0	2	1	1	0	0	8

The items are scored 0 (not reported), 1 (reported but inadequate) or 2 (reported and adequate).