Table 2 Outcome measure GRADE evidence grading
No of study | Quality assessment | No of patients | Effect | Quality | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Risk of Bias | Inconsistency | Indirectness | Imprecision | Publication Bias | experiment | Control | |||
postoperative knee range of motion | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 164 | 169 | MD = 5.20 degrees, 95% CI = [4.00, 6.40] | Low |
postoperative muscle strength | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 147 | SMD = 1.24 with a 95% CI of [0.86, 1.61] | Low |
postoperative knee score | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 212 | MD = 5.88, 95%CI=[2.09, 9.67] | Moderate |
postoperative knee VAS scores | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 96 | MD=-1.27, 95%CI =[-1.76, -0.78] | Moderate |
postoperative adverse reactions | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 218 | 225 | RR = 1.14, 95% CI = [0.43, 3.02], | Low |