Table 1.
Quality assessment of articles.
| Author (date) | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | Q6 | Q7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moshirfar et al. (2018) [21] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Vukich et al. (2018) [9] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Linn et al. (2018) [23] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Moshirfar et al. (2017) [22] | Yes | NR | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Moshirfar et al. (2016) [24] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Dexl et al. (2015) [25] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Abbouda et al. (2014) [27] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Agca et al. (2014) [14] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Huseynova et al. (2014) [26] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Tomita et al. (2014) [28] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Tomita and Huseynova (2014) [13] | Yes | NR | NR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dexl et al. (2012) [10] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dexl et al. (2012) [17] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Seyeddain et al. (2013) [15] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Seyeddain et al. (2012) [16] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dexl et al. (2011) [18] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Waring IV (2011) [19] | Yes | NR | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Yımaz et al. (2011) [20] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
(Q1): Is the study oriented to a clear question?; (Q2): Were all the patients results taken into account?; (Q3): Was the follow-up complete?; (Q4): Were the same conditions used in surgical treatment?; (Q5): Was the intervention clearly described?; (Q6): Was the duration of follow-up adequate?; (Q7): Were the results described correctly?
NR not reported, Q question.