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Table 3

MINORS quality and risk of bias assessment.

Study Total A clearly stated aim Inclusion of consecutive patients Prospective collection of data Endpoints appropriate to the aim of the study  Unbiased assessment of the study endpoint  Follow-up period appropriate to the aim of the study  Loss to follow up less than 5%  Prospective calculation of the study size  An adequate control group  Contemporary groups Baseline equivalence of groups Adequate statistical analyses
Amanatullah et al. 18 2 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 2 1 2 2
Boos et al. 17 2 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 2 2 1 2
Erdoğan and Can 18 2 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 1 2
George et al. 18 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 0 2 0 2 2
Hashemi-Nejad et al. 19 2 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2
Haverkamp et al. 20 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 1 2
Kawasaki et al. 20 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 0 2 2 2 2
Lee et al. 15 2 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 2
Migaud et al. 19 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 2 2 2
Minoda et al. 16 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2
Osawa et al. 17 2 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 2
Peters et al. 17 2 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2
Richards et al. 16 2 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 2
Søballe et al. 19 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 1 2
Tamaki et al. 21 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2
Tokunaga et al. 16 2 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 2

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