Table 1 Newcastle-Ottawa scale for risk of bias assessment of cohort studies included in the meta-analysis
From: The role of bone marrow stimulation in rotator cuff repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Study | Selection | Comparability | Outcome | Overall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representativ-eness of Exposed Cohort | Selection of Nonexposed | Ascertainm-ent of Exposure | Outcome Not Present at Start | Assessment of Outcome | Adequate Follow- Up Length | Adequacy of Follow-Up | |||
Taniguchi et al. 2015 [26] | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★★ | ☆ | ★ | ★ | 9 |
Jo et al. 2013 [7] | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ☆ | ★ | ★ | 7 |
Kim et al. 2020 [24] | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★★ | ★★ | ★ | ☆ | 9 |
Pulatkan et al. 2020 [25] | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ☆ | 7 |