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. 2021 Dec 20;16(12):e0261457. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261457

Table 1. QUADAS 2- tool for the evaluation of quality of the included validity studies on clinical assessments for the measurement of leg length discrepancy (n = 25).

Risk of Bias Applicability Concerns
Study Patient Selection Index Test Reference Standard Flow and Timing Patient Selection Index Test Reference Standard
Aguilar et al. (2017) L H H H L H H
Aspegren et al. (1987) U H H U U H H
Badii et al. (2014) L L L L L L L
Beattie et al. (1990) L L L L L L L
Betsch et al. (2019) L L U L L L U
Cleveland et al. (1988) L L L L L L L
Cooperstein et al. (2003) L L H H L L H
Cooperstein et al. (2004) L L H H L L H
Edeen et al. (1995) L L L L L L L
Farella et al. (2005) L H H L L H H
Friberg et al. (1988) L L L L L L L
Gross et al. (1998) L L L L L L L
Hanada et al. (2001) L L L L L L L
Harris et al. (2005) L L L U L U L
Jamaluddin et al. (2011) L L L U L L L
Krettek et al. (1996) L L L L L L L
Lampe et al. (1996) L L L L L L L
Montgomery et al. (1995) L L L L L U L
Neelly et al. (2013) L L L L L L L
Petrone et al. (2003) L L L L L L L
Piyakunmala & Sangkomkamhang (2018) L U L L L U L
Rhodes et al. (1995a) L H H L L H H
Rhodes et al. (1995b) L L L L L L L
Sayed-Noor et al. (2009) L L H L L L U
Woerman & Binder-MacLeod (1984) L L L L L L L

L = Low; H = High; U = Unclear.