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. 2021 Jan 23;142(6):1009–1030. doi: 10.1007/s00402-021-03767-6

Table 2.

The Coleman methodology score for double plating of femoral shaft fractures

Methodology criterion (max score) Mean score (SD)
Part A
 1. Study size 5 (5)
 2. Mean follow-up (months) 2 (0)
 3. N procedures 10 (0)
 4. Type of study 0
 5. Diagnostic certainty 5 (0)
 6. Description of surgical procedure given 5 (0)
 7. Description of surgical procedure given 10 (0)
Part B
 1. Outcome criteria 2 (0)
 2. Outcome assessment 4 (0)
 3. Outcome assessment 5 (0)
Coleman methodology score (CMS) 48 (5)