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Table 2 Assessment of the quality of the studies based on the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale

From: The efficacy and safety of tranexamic acid in high tibial osteotomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Selection (out of 4)

Comparability (out of 2)

Outcomes (out of 3)

Total (out of 9)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

Chen

*

*

*

*

*

 

*

 

6

Kim

*

*

*

*

*

 

*

*

7

Ni

*

*

*

*

**

 

*

*

8

Palanisamy

*

*

*

*

**

*

  

7

Suh

*

*

*

*

**

 

*

 

7

  1. (1) Representativeness of the exposed cohort, (2) selection of the non-exposed cohort, (3) ascertainment of exposure, (4) demonstration that outcome of interest was not present at start of study, (5) assessment of outcome, (6) was follow-up long enough for outcomes to occur, (7) adequacy of follow-up of cohorts
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

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