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Table 6 Modified Coleman Methodology Scoring Tool analysis of studies meeting inclusion criteria further demonstrated that over half of the studies included in the review scored 70 or over

From: Antibiotic prophylaxis in foot and ankle surgery: a systematic review of the literature

Study

Study size

Mean f/u

Percentage of patients with f/u

No. interventions per group

Type of study

Diagnostic certainty

Description of surgical technique

Description of postoperative rehabilitation

Outcome criteria

Procedure for assessing outcomes

Description of subject selection process

Total

Akinyoola et al. (2011) [19]

106 (7)

5

100% (5)

1 (10)

Prospective (10)

All (5)

Technique named with detail (5)

Not reported (0)

2,2,3,3

5,0,3,3

0,5,0

73/100

Butterworth et al. (2017) [18]

4238 (10)

5

98% (5)

5

Prospective (10)

All (5)

Technique named (3)

Not reported (0)

2,2,3,3

0,0,3,3

5,5,5

74/100

Dayton et al. (2015) [34]

64 (4)

5

0

0

Retrospective (0)

0

0

0

2,2,0,0

5,0,0,0

5,0,0

23/100

Deacon et al. (1996) [20]

25 (4)

5

100% (5)

1 (10)

Prospective (10)

All (5)

Technique named with detail (5)

Not reported (0)

2,2,3,3

5,0,0,3

5,0,5

72/100

Dounis et al. (1995) [21]

67 (7)

5

100% (5)

2 interventions per group (5)

Prospective cohort (10)

Confirmed lab results (5)

Technique named (3)

(5)

2,2,3,3

5,4,4,0

5,5,5

83/100

Kurup (2016) [35]

340 (10)

5

100% (5)

1 (10)

Retrospective (0)

Confirmed lab results (5)

Technique named (3)

Not reported (0)

2,2,0,0

0,0,0,0

0,0,0

37/100

Mangwani et al. (2016) [27]

100 (7)

5

100% (5)

1 (10)

Prospective RCT (15)

All (5)

Technique named (3)

Not reported (0)

2,2,3,3

5,4,3,3

5,5,5

90/100

Pace et al. (2016) [36]

64 (4)

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

2,2,0,0

5,0,0,0

5,0,0

23/100

Reyes et al. (1997) [37]

459 (10)

5

100% (5)

Not stated (0)

Retrospective (0)

All (5)

Not stated (0)

Not reported (0)

2,2,0,0

0,0,0,3

5,5,0

42/100

Tantigate et al. (2016) [28]

1632 (10)

5

100% (5)

1 (10)

Retrospective (0)

Not stated (5)

Not stated (0)

Not reported (5)

2,2,3,3

5,0,0,3

5,5,5

73/100

Zgonis et al. (2004) [22]

555 (10)

5

100% (5)

1 (10)

Retrospective (0)

All (5)

Technique named (3)

Not reported (0)

2,2,3,3

5,0,0,3

5,5,5

71/100

  1. The remaining studies were included based on their clinical relevance and to validate the paucity within the literature