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Table 5 Methodological assessment according to six domains of potential biases (Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool)

From: Transosseous versus transmuscular repair of the posterior soft tissue in primary hip arthroplasty: a meta-analysis

RCT Study = 2

Random sequence generation

Allocation concealment

Blinding of participants and personnel

Blinding of outcome assessment

Incomplete outcome data

Selective reporting

Other bias

Moon 2018

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Unclear

Spaans 2015

High

High

Unclear

Low

Low

Low

Unclear

  1. Abbreviations: RCT randomized controlled trials
  2. The RCTs' methodological quality and basis were assessed as follows: randomization, allocation concealment, blind method, selective reporting, group similarity at baseline, incomplete outcome data, compliance, the timing of outcome assessments, and intention-to-treat analysis