Table 3 Frequency table for geographic distribution combined with the level of evidence for the six most common journals
From: Level of evidence in wrist ligament repair and reconstruction research: a systematic review
Table 3 Journal | Country | LoE III | LoE IV | LoE V | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States (n - %) | Japan (n) | Italy/ Spain/ France (n) | United Kingdom (n) | Switzerland/ Germany/ Belgium/ Netherlands (n) | Other Europe (n) | Other Asia etc (n) | ||||
(n-%) | (n-%) | (n-%) | ||||||||
J Hand Surg Am (n = 72) | 47 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 34 |
65% | 7% | 46% | 47% | |||||||
Hand Clin (n = 46) | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 41 |
87% | 11% | 89% | ||||||||
J Hand Surg Br/Eur (n = 28) | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 |
29% | 4% | 64% | 32% | |||||||
Arthro-scopy (n = 21) | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 10 |
48% | 52% | 48% | ||||||||
Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg (n = 20) | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 |
55% | 25% | 75% | ||||||||
J Wrist Surg (n = 17) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
24% | 82% | 18% | ||||||||