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Table 2 Risk of bias assessment with modified Downs and Black checklist [29, 31, 32]

From: Which assessments are used to analyze neuromuscular control by electromyography after an anterior cruciate ligament injury to determine readiness to return to sports? A systematic review

Authors and year

Design

Reporting

External validity

Internal validity

Power

Score

RoB

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

Total

Rating

Busch et al. (2019) [13]

CCS

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

X

0

1

X

X

1

X

1

1

X

X

X

X

1

X

0

14

Medium

Alkjaer et al. (2003) [33]

CCS

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

X

0

1

X

X

1

X

1

1

X

X

X

X

1

X

0

14

Medium

Alkjaer et al. (2002) [34]

CCS

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

X

0

1

X

X

1

X

1

1

X

X

X

X

1

1

0

15

Medium

Arnason et al. (2014) [35]

CCS

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

X

0

1

X

X

1

X

1

1

1

X

X

X

1

X

0

15

Medium

Bryant et al. (2009) [36]

CCS

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

X

0

1

X

X

1

1

1

1

1

X

X

X

1

X

0

16

Medium

Burland et al. (2020) [37]

CSS

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

0

X

X

1

X

X

1

X

1

1

1

X

X

X

1

X

1

15

Medium

Cordeiro et al. (2015) [38]

CCS

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

X

0

0

X

X

1

X

1

1

1

X

X

X

X

X

1

14

Medium

Dashti Rostami et al. (2019) [39]

CCS

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

X

0

1

X

X

1

1

1

1

X

X

X

X

1

X

0

15

Medium

Jordan et al. (2016) [40]

CCS

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

X

0

0

X

X

1

X

1

1

1

X

X

X

X

X

1

14

Medium

Lessi et al. (2017) [41]

CCS

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

0

X

0

1

X

X

1

X

1

1

X

X

X

X

1

X

1

14

Medium

Oliver et al. (2018) [42]

P, CCS

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

X

0

1

X

X

1

1

1

1

IC

1

X

X

IC

X

0

14

Medium

Ortiz et al. (2014) [43]

CCS

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

X

0

1

X

X

1

X

1

1

1

X

X

X

0

1

0

15

Medium

Patras et al. (2009) [44]

CCS

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

X

0

0

X

X

1

0

1

1

IC

X

X

X

IC

X

0

12

Medium

Patras et al. (2010) [45]

CCS

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

0

0

0

X

X

1

X

1

1

X

X

X

X

1

X

0

13

Medium

Pincheira et al. (2018) [46]

CCS

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

X

X

1

X

1

1

1

X

X

X

X

X

1

13

Medium

Rudolph et al. (2001) [47]

CCS

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

X

X

1

X

1

1

1

X

X

X

X

X

0

15

Medium

Rudolph et al. (2000) [48]

CCS

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

X

X

1

X

1

1

1

X

X

X

X

X

0

15

Medium

Rudolph and Snyder-Mackler (2004) [49]

CCS

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

0

X

X

1

X

1

1

1

X

X

X

X

X

0

13

Medium

Swanik et al. (2004) [50]

CCS

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

X

0

0

X

X

1

X

1

1

0

X

X

X

X

X

1

13

Medium

Briem et al. (2016) [51]

CCS

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

0

1

X

X

1

X

1

1

1

1

X

X

1

X

1

18

Low

Lessi et al. (2018) [52]

R, CCS

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

X

0

1

X

X

1

1

1

1

1

0

X

X

1

X

1

17

Low

Lustosa et al. (2011) [53]

CCS

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

X

X

1

1

1

1

1

1

X

X

1

X

0

17

Low

Nyland et al. (2010) [54]

CCS

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

X

X

1

1

1

1

0

1

X

X

0

X

0

17

Low

Nyland et al. (2013) [55]

R, CCS

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

0

1

X

X

1

1

1

1

1

1

X

X

1

X

0

18

Low

Nyland et al. (2014) [56]

CS

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

0

1

X

X

1

1

1

1

X

1

X

X

1

X

0

17

Low

Boerboom et al. (2001) [57]

CCS

1

1

1

1

2

1

0

0

X

X

1

X

X

1

0

1

0

0

X

X

X

1

X

0

11

High

Bulgheroni et al. (1997) [58]

CCS

1

1

0

1

1

1

0

0

X

X

1

X

X

1

0

1

1

0

0

X

X

X

X

0

9

High

Gokeler et al. (2010) [59]

CCS

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

X

0

1

X

X

1

X

1

1

X

X

X

X

X

X

0

12

High

Hansen et al. (2017) [60]

CCS

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

X

0

0

X

X

1

X

1

1

X

X

X

X

X

X

0

12

High

Klyne et al. (2012) [61]

CCS

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

X

X

1

X

1

1

X

X

X

X

X

X

0

12

High

Knoll et al. (2004) [62]

CCS

1

1

1

1

2

0

0

1

X

X

0

X

X

1

X

1

1

0

X

X

X

X

X

0

10

High

Kuster et al. (1995) [63]

CCS

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

0

X

X

1

X

X

1

X

1

1

0

X

X

X

X

X

0

12

High

Madhavan and Shields (2011) [64]

CCS

1

1

1

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

X

X

1

X

1

1

X

X

X

X

X

X

0

9

High

Ortiz et al. (2008) [65]

CCS

1

1

1

1

2

0

0

1

X

0

1

X

X

1

X

1

1

X

X

X

X

0

X

0

11

High

Ortiz et al. (2011) [66]

CCS

1

1

1

1

2

0

0

0

X

0

1

X

X

1

X

1

1

X

X

X

X

0

X

0

10

High

Patras et al. (2012) [67]

CCS

1

1

0

1

2

0

1

0

X

0

0

X

X

0

X

1

1

X

X

X

X

X

X

0

8

High

Swanik et al. (1999) [68]

CCS

1

1

1

1

2

0

1

0

X

0

0

X

X

1

X

1

1

0

X

X

X

X

X

0

10

High

Zebis et al. (2017) [69]

CS

1

1

1

1

2

1

0

0

X

0

1

X

X

1

X

1

1

X

X

X

X

X

X

0

11

High

  1. CCS = Case–control study, CS = case study, IC = intrasubject comparison (injured leg versus healthy leg), P = prospective, R = retrospective (secondary analysis), RoB = risk of bias, X = not applicable or unclear