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Table 4 Risk-of-bias assessment of the randomised controlled trial by the RoB-2 assessment tool and of the cohort studies by ROBINS-1

From: Does arthroscopic or open washout in native knee septic arthritis result in superior post-operative function? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials and observational studies

Study

        
 

Bias arising from the randomisation process

Bias due to departures from intended interventions

Bias due to missing data

Bias in measurement of outcomes

Bias in selection of reported results

Overall bias

RoB-2 [17]

Peres [23]

Low

Low

Low

Some concerns

Low

Some concerns

ROBINS-1 [18]

Bias due to confounding

Bias in selection of participants

Bias in measurement of interventions

     

Balabaud [24]

Moderate

Moderate

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Moderate

Böhler [25]

Moderate

Moderate

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Moderate

Johns [26]

Moderate

Moderate

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Moderate

Kalem [27]

Serious

Moderate

Low

Low

Low

Low

Moderate

Serious

Sabater-Martos [28]

Moderate

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Moderate

Wirtz [29]

Serious

Moderate

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Serious