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Table 2 Newcastle–Ottawa Scale scores for included cohort studies

From: Efficacy and safety of tension band wire versus plate for Mayo II olecranon fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Selection

Comparability

Outcome

Overall quality score

Çağlar 2021

****

**

***

9

Qiu2021

****

**

**

8

Wang 2021

****

**

**

8

Tan 2020

****

*

**

7

Lu2020

**

**

**

6

Gong 2018

****

**

**

8

Powell 2018

****

*

**

7

Padilla 2017

****

*

***

8

Schliemann 2014

**

*

***

6

Tarallo 2014

****

*

***

8

  1. The total score of this scale is 9. A higher overall score indicates a lower risk of bias; A total score of 5 or less indicates a high risk of bias
  2. *Means a score of 1; **Means a score of 2