TABLE 1.
Characteristics of Included Studies (N = 28)a
| Level of evidence, n (%) | |
| 1 | 0 (0.0) |
| 2 | 7 (25.0) |
| 3 | 11 (39.3) |
| 4 | 10 (35.7) |
| Mean MINORS score | 12 |
| Journals included, n | |
| Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | 6 |
| The American Journal of Sports Medicine | 5 |
| Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery | 1 |
| Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine | 2 |
| Sports Health | 1 |
| Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery | 1 |
| Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports | 2 |
| Journal of Physiotherapy | 1 |
| BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | 1 |
| Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport | 1 |
| Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery | 1 |
| British Journal of Sports Medicine | 2 |
| Arthroscopy | 1 |
| Physical Therapy in Sport | 1 |
| Annals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore | 1 |
| Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine | 1 |
aMINORS, Methodological Index for Non-Randomized Studies.