Table 6.

The Coleman methodology score for double plating of periprosthetic fractures

Methodology criterion (max score)	Mean score (SD)
Part A
1. Study size	3.2 (1.6)
2. Mean follow-up (months)	2.6 (1.2)
3. N procedures	9.4 (1.2)
4. Type of study	0 (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)	46.2