Table 2

Summary of methodological quality according to Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies 2

Author (year), index test(s)Risk of biasApplicability concerns
Patient selectionIndex testReference standardFlow and timingPatient selectionIndex testReference standard
Wrist disabilities
 Anderson et al (2008)23LRLRHRLRLRLRLR
 Pahwa et al (2014)32URLRHRHRLRLRLR
 Prosser et al (2011), provocative tests33LRLRLRLRLRLRLR
 MRILRLRHRLRLRLRLR
 Langner et al (2015)40LRLRHRHRLRLRLR
 Spaans et al (2013)41URLRLRURLRLRLR
 Greditzer et al (2016)24HRLRHRLRLRLRLR
 Al-Hiari (2013)34LRLRHRLRLRLRLR
 Schmauss et al (2016)25LRHRHRLRLRLRLR
 Lee et al (2016)35LRHRHRLRLRLRLR
 Finlay et al (2004)26URLRLRLRLRLRLR
 Dornberger et al (2015)36LRLRHRLRLRLRLR
 Koskinen et al (2012)42LRHRHRLRLRLRLR
 Boer et al (2018)27HRURHRLRLRLRLR
 Lee and Yun (2018)31LRLRLRLRLRLRLR
 Suojärvi et al (2017)37LRLRHRHRLRLRLR
 Mahmood et al (2012)30URLRURLRLRLRLR
Hand and finger disabilities
 Lutsky et al (2014)28LRURHRLRLRLRLR
 Guntern et al (2007)29LRHRLRLRLRLRLR
 Klauser et al (2002)43LRHRLRHRLRLRLR
 Lee et al (2000)44URLRLRLRLRLRLR
 Zhang et al (2012)45LRLRHRLRLRLRLR
 Mahajan et al (2016)39LRLRLRLRLRLRLR
 Shekarchi et al(2017)38URLRLRLRLRLRLR
  • HR, high risk; LR, low risk; U, unclear risk.