Table 1 Risk of Bias Tables
Risk of Bias table: Diagnostic Studies | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Author, Year | Phase | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | R | C | 2.1 | 2.2 | R | C | 3.1 | 3.2 | R | C | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | R | Overall Ax |
Gregory, 1998 [34] | 1 | Y | N/A | N | H | L | Y | N/A | L | L | CS | Y | U | L | N/A | Y | Y | Y | L | At Risk of Bias |
Harrison, 2002 [35] | 1 | CS | N/A | Y | U | L | CS | Y | U | L | Y | CS | U | L | N/A | Y | Y | Y | L | At Risk of Bias |
Frymoyer, 1986 [36] | 1 | Y | N/A | CS | L | L | Y | CS | U | L | CS | Y | U | L | N/A | Y | Y | Y | L | At Risk of Bias |
Harrison, 2003 [37] | 1 | CS | N/A | Y | U | L | CS | Y | U | L | Y | CS | U | L | N/A | Y | Y | Y | L | At Risk of Bias |
Wight, 1999 [38] | 1 | CS | N/A | Y | U | L | CS | N/A | U | L | Y | CS | U | L | N/A | Y | Y | Y | L | At Risk of Bias |
Rosok, 1993 [39] | 1 | Y | N/A | CS | L | L | N | N/A | U | L | Y | Y | L | L | N/A | Y | Y | CS | L | At Risk of Bias |
Haas, 1992 [40] | 1 | CS | N/A | N | H | L | CS | N/A | U | L | Y | Y | L | L | N/A | Y | Y | Y | L | At Risk of Bias |
Haas, 1992 [41] | 1 | CS | N/A | N | H | L | CS | N/A | U | L | Y | Y | L | L | N/A | Y | Y | Y | L | At Risk of Bias |
Leboeuf, 1989 [42] | 1 | Y | N/A | Y | L | L | Y | Y | L | L | Y | CS | U | L | N/A | Y | Y | Y | L | At Risk of Bias |
Phillips, 1986 [43] | 1 | Y | N/A | CS | L | L | CS | N/A | U | L | CS | Y | U | L | N/A | Y | Y | Y | L | At Risk of Bias |
Rudy, 2015 [44] | 2 | N | N/A | Y | U | L | Y | Y | L | L | CS | Y | H | L | N/A | Y | Y | Y | L | At Risk of Bias |
McAviney, [45] | 2 | Y | Y | N | L | L | Y | Y | L | L | Y | Y | L | L | N/A | Y | Y | Y | L | Low Risk of Bias |
McGregor, 1995 [46] | 2 | Y | Y | CS | L | L | Y | N/A | L | L | CS | Y | L | L | Y | Y | Y | Y | L | Low Risk of Bias |