Table 3.
Manuscripts With High and Low Levels of Evidence, Average PRISMA Scores, and Average AMSTAR Scores (in Percentages) by Journal
| AJSM | Arthroscopy | JBJS-A | KSSTA | Sports Health | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of manuscripts (2009-2013) | 34 | 90 | 21 | 36 | 19 |
| High level of evidence∗ | 10 (30%) | 22 (24%) | 12 (58%) | 6 (17%) | 13 (68%) |
| Low level of evidence∗ | 21 (62%) | 57 (63%) | 5 (24%) | 20 (56%) | 5 (27%) |
| PRISMA score, average | 87 | 89 | 89 | 84 | 81 |
| AMSTAR score, average | 75 | 74 | 82 | 68 | 69 |
| Number of Manuscripts (2015-2019) | 143 | 235 | 13 | 87 | 38 |
| High level of evidence∗ | 27 (19%) | 33 (14%) | 4 (31%) | 12 (14%) | 12 (32%) |
| Low level of evidence∗ | 109 (76%) | 193 (82%) | 8 (62%) | 73 (84%) | 25 (66%) |
| PRISMA score, average | 80 | 81 | 84 | 79 | 79 |
| AMSTAR score, average | 58 | 60 | 57 | 56 | 62 |
AJSM, The American Journal of Sports Medicine; AMSTAR, Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews; JBJS-A, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume; KSSTA, Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy; PRISMA, Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews.
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Data presented as: Number of manuscripts (percentage of manuscripts).