Table 1 Example of search strategy for Pubmed database
From: Knee donor-site morbidity after mosaicplasty – a systematic review
Search | Search term(s) | Results |
|---|---|---|
#1 | Search mosaicplasty | 259 |
#2 | Search OATS | 4 816 |
#3 | Search “osteochondral autograft” | 268 |
#4 | Search “osteochondral transfer” | 29 |
#5 | Search “osteochondral transplant” | 16 |
#6 | Search (#1 OR #2 OR #3 OR #4 OR #5) | 5 292 |
#7 | Search morbidity | 2 200 564 |
#8 | Search “donor site” | 10 680 |
#9 | Search harvest | 18 740 |
#10 | Search “postoperative complications” | 333 798 |
#11 | Search (#7 OR #8 OR #9 OR #10) | 2 465 489 |
#12 | Search (#6 AND #11) | 369 |