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Table 3 Risk-of-bias assessment for the studies included in the meta-analysis (NOS)

From: The impact of tourniquet on tibial bone cement penetration in different zones in primary total knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis

Risk-of-bias assessment for the studies included in the meta-analysis (NOS)

(nRCT) Study = 6

Selection

Comparability

Outcome/exposure

Score

Item 1

Item 2

Item 3

Item 4

Item 5

Item 6

Item 7

Item 8

Gao 2019 [9]

*

*

 

*

*

*

*

*

7

Hegde 2021 [12]

*

*

 

*

**

*

*

*

8

Herndon 2020 [16]

*

*

 

*

**

*

*

*

8

Gapinski 2019 [11]

*

*

 

*

**

*

*

*

8

  1. The methodological quality of the involved studies ranged from seven to eight
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

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