Random sequence generation (selection bias) |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | |
Morgan and Casscells54 |
− |
− |
− |
− |
+ |
+ |
Morgan et al31 |
− |
− |
− |
− |
+ |
+ |
Barber38 |
− |
− |
− |
− |
+ |
+ |
Horibe et al55 |
− |
− |
− |
− |
? |
? |
Fritz et al29 |
− |
− |
− |
− |
+ |
+ |
Mariani et al40 |
− |
− |
− |
− |
+ |
+ |
Shelbourne et al41 |
− |
− |
− |
− |
+ |
+ |
Barber and Click50 |
− |
− |
− |
− |
? |
+ |
Mintzer et al*17 |
− |
− |
− |
− |
+ |
+ |
Bloome et al†18 |
− |
− |
− |
− |
+ |
+ |
Noyes and Barber-Westin46 |
− |
− |
− |
− |
+ |
+ |
O’Shea and Shelbourne47 |
− |
− |
− |
− |
? |
+ |
Kocabey et al42 |
− |
− |
− |
− |
+ |
+ |
Bryant et al48 |
+ (Randomisation for method of repair) |
+ |
? |
? |
? |
+ |
Haklar et al45 |
− |
− |
− |
− |
+ |
+ |
Logan et al49 |
− |
− |
− |
− |
+ |
+ |
Lind et al35 |
+ |
+ |
− |
− |
? |
+ |
−, high risk of bias; +, low risk of bias; ?, unclear risk of bias.
*Athletes under 17 years old.
†Very young children.