Table 3 Methodological quality of included studies
Author | Year | Study design | Subject | Outcome | Analysis | Total consensus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient evaluation on clinical relevant time points (3)* | Evaluation outcome measures (8) | Eligibility criteria (10) | Response rate (12) | Outcome definitions (16) | Statistical analysis (21) | Data collection (22) | (0–14 points) | ||
TAA | |||||||||
van der Heide et al. | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Schutte et al. | 2008 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Nelissen et al. | 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
San Giovanni et al. | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Doets et al. | 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
Carlsson et al. | 2005 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Bonnin et al. | 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Anderson et al. | 2003 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Wood et al. | 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Mean | 7.8 | ||||||||
Arthrodesis | |||||||||
Anderson et al. | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Kennedy et al. | 2003 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Shinomiya et al. | 2003 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
De Palma et al. | 2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Lauge-Pedersen et al. | 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Stranks et al. | 1995 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Moran et al. | 1991 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
Sowa et al. | 1989 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Mean | 4.8 | ||||||||