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Table 3 Results of risk of bias assessment

From: Pain mechanisms in complex regional pain syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of quantitative sensory testing outcomes

Studies

Selection

Comparability

Exposure

Score/Stars

Overall quality

1

2

3

4

1a

1b

1

2

3

Bank et al. [38]

*

  

*

*

*

 

*

 

5

Fair

Becerra et al. [41]

  

*

*

*

*

 

*

 

5

Fair

Dietz et al. [65]

*

  

*

*

*

*

  

5

Fair

Drummond et al. [63]

*

  

*

   

*

 

3

Low

Eberle et al. [73]

*

*

     

*

 

3

Low

Edinger et al. [55]

*

 

*

*

*

*

 

*

 

6

Fair

Enax-Krumova et al. [16]

*

*

 

*

   

*

 

4

Low

Gierthmühlen et al. [15]

*

*

 

*

*

*

 

*

 

6

Fair

Gossrau et al. [72]

*

 

*

*

*

*

 

*

 

6

Fair

Habig et al. [71]

*

  

*

*

*

 

*

 

5

Fair

Huge et al. [47]

*

*

 

*

*

*

 

*

 

6

Fair

Huge et al. [61]

*

*

 

*

*

*

 

*

 

6

Fair

Kemler et al. [44]

*

  

*

   

*

 

3

Low

Knudsen et al. [54]

*

  

*

   

*

 

3

Low

Kolb et al. [61]

*

  

*

*

*

 

*

 

5

Fair

König et al. [39]

*

*

 

*

   

*

 

4

Low

König et al. [40]

*

*

 

*

   

*

 

4

Low

Kumowski et al. [53]

*

 

*

*

*

*

 

*

 

6

Fair

Maier et al. [69]

*

  

*

*

*

 

*

 

5

Fair

Mainka et al. [49]

*

*

 

*

   

*

 

4

Low

Thimineur et al. [57]

*

  

*

*

  

*

 

4

Low

Meyer-Frießem et al. [60]

*

  

*

*

*

 

*

 

5

Fair

Munts et al. [70]

*

*

 

*

*

*

 

*

 

6

Fair

Palmer et al. [52]

*

  

*

*

*

 

*

 

5

Fair

Raj et al. [59]

*

  

*

   

*

 

3

Low

Rasmussen et al. [43]

*

  

*

*

*

 

*

 

5

Fair

Reimer et al. [14]

*

  

*

*

*

 

*

 

5

Fair

Seifert et al. [45]

*

  

*

*

  

*

 

4

Low

Sethna et al. [46]

*

 

*

*

*

*

 

*

 

6

Fair

Sieweke et al. [62]

*

  

*

*

*

 

*

 

5

Fair

Terkelsen et al. [18]

*

 

*

*

*

*

 

*

*

7

Good

Truffyn et al. [64]

  

*

*

*

*

 

*

 

5

Fair

Uçeyler et al. [66]

*

  

*

*

*

 

*

 

5

Fair

van Rooijen et al. [50]

*

  

*

*

*

 

*

 

5

Fair

van Rooijen et al. [51]

*

  

*

*

*

 

*

 

5

Fair

Vartiainen et al. [42]

*

  

*

*

  

*

 

4

Low

Vatine et al. [48]

*

  

*

  

*

*

 

4

Low

Weber et al. [58]

*

  

*

*

*

 

*

 

5

Fair

Wittayer et al. [68]

*

*

 

*

*

*

 

*

 

6

Fair

Wolanin et al. [56]

*

 

*

*

   

*

 

4

Low

  1. Selection: (1) the case definition being adequate, (2) representativeness of the cases, 3) selection of controls, (4) definition of controls. Comparability: (1a) study controls of age, (1b) study controls for additional important factor as gender. Exposure: (1) ascertainment of exposure, (2) same method of ascertainment for cases and controls, (3) non-response rate. (*) means the study passed the assessment category