Meta-Analysis
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World J Orthop. Jul 18, 2025; 16(7): 107950
Published online Jul 18, 2025. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v16.i7.107950
Table 1 Quality assessment of the included cohort studies using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale tool
Ref.Selection
Comparability
Outcome
Overall quality
Quality
Representativeness of the exposed cohort
Selection of the non-exposed cohort
Ascertainment of exposure
Outcome was not present at start of study
Control of 2 important factors
Assessment of outcome
Follow-up long enough
Adequacy of follow-up of cohort
Assessment
Cai et al[26], 2022*******7Very good
Song et al[27], 2022*******7Very good
Zhou et al[28], 2019********8Very good