Critical flaws and non-critical weaknesses of the included SRs
| Article | Overall | Q1 | Q2* | Q3 | Q4* | Q5 | Q6 | Q7* | Q8 | Q9 -RCT* | Q9-NRSI* | Q 10 | Q11-RCT* | Q11-NRSI* | Q 12 | Q 13* | Q 14 | Q 15* | Q 16 | No. of critical flaws | No. of non-critical weaknesses |
| Oh 2014 | Low | Y | Y | N | P Y | Y | Y | Y | P Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | 1 | 3 |
| Xie, 2012 | Low | Y | P Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | NA | N | Y | NA | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | 1 | 3 |
| Karunaratne 2018 | Low | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | PY | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | Y | 1 | 3 |
| Gandhi 2009 | Critically low | Y | N | Y | P Y | Y | Y | N | P Y | P Y | NA | N | Y | NA | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | 2 | 2 |
| Xu 2014 | Critically low | Y | P Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | P Y | Y | NA | N | Y | NA | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | 2 | 3 |
| Beckmann, 2009 | Critically low | Y | N | Y | P Y | N | Y | Y | N | Y | NA | N | N | NA | N | N | N | Y | N | 3 | 6 |
| Li 2014 | Critically low | Y | N | N | P Y | Y | Y | N | P Y | Y | NA | N | Y | NA | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | 3 | 2 |
| Liu 2014 | Critically low | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | P Y | NA | N | Y | NA | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 3 | 4 |
| Smith 2012 | Critically low | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | P Y | P Y | NA | N | N | NA | N | Y | N | Y | N | 3 | 5 |
| Hetaimish 2012 | Critically low | Y | N | Y | P Y | N | Y | N | N | Y | NA | N | Y | NA | N | N | N | N | Y | 4 | 5 |
| Reininga 2010 | Critically low | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | N | P Y | P Y | N | N | NA | NA | NA | Y | Y | NA | Y | 4 | 3 |
| Thieopont 2013 | Critically low | Y | N | N | P Y | Y | N | Y | P Y | N | N | N | NA | NA | NA | N | N | NA | Y | 4 | 4 |
| Mannan 2018 | Critically low | Y | N | Y | PY | Y | Y | N | PY | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | 4 | 3 |
| Alcelik 2016 | Critically low | Y | N | Y | P Y | Y | Y | N | P Y | P Y | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | 5 | 3 |
| Cheng 2012 | Critically low | Y | N | N | P Y | N | Y | N | N | P Y | N | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | 5 | 5 |
| Cheng,2012 | Critically low | Y | N | N | P Y | N | Y | N | N | P Y | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y | 5 | 6 |
| Computer-assisted hip and knee arthroplasty | Critically low | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | NA | NA | NA | Y | N | NA | Y | 5 | 5 |
| Fu, 2012 | Critically low | Y | N | Y | P Y | Y | Y | N | N | P Y | NA | N | N | NA | N | N | N | N | Y | 5 | 4 |
| Han 2016 | Critically low | Y | N | N | P Y | Y | Y | N | N | NA | Y | N | NA | N | N | N | N | N | N | 5 | 6 |
| Karthik 2015 | Critically low | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | N | P Y | N | N | N | NA | NA | NA | Y | N | NA | Y | 5 | 4 |
| Rebal 2014 | Critically low | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | P Y | NA | N | N | NA | N | N | N | N | Y | 5 | 5 |
| Shi 2014 | Critically low | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | N | P Y | N | NA | N | Y | NA | N | N | Y | Y | Y | 5 | 4 |
| Shin 2016 | Critically low | Y | N | N | P Y | Y | Y | N | P Y | Y | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | N | 5 | 5 |
| Zamora 2013 | Critically low | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | N | P Y | P Y | NA | N | Y | NA | N | N | Y | N | Y | 5 | 4 |
| Snijders 2017 | Critically low | Y | N | N | PY | N | N | N | PY | N | NA | N | N | NA | N | N | N | Y | N | 5 | 8 |
| Panjwani 2019 | Critically low | Y | N | Y | PY | Y | Y | PY | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | 5 | 3 |
| Bathis 2006 | Critically low | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | P Y | N | N | N | NA | NA | NA | N | N | NA | Y | 6 | 5 |
| Bauwens 2007 | Critically low | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | P Y | P Y | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | 6 | 6 |
| Burnett 2013 | Critically low | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NA | NA | NA | N | N | NA | Y | 6 | 6 |
| Nvicoff 2010 | Critically low | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | P Y | N | NA | N | N | NA | N | N | N | N | Y | 6 | 5 |
| Wang 2014 | Critically low | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | P Y | Y | NA | N | N | NA | N | N | N | N | Y | 6 | 4 |
| Cheng 2011 | Critically low | Y | N | N | P Y | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | 7 | 6 |
| Mason 2007 | Critically low | Y | P Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | 7 | 3 |
| Moskal 2011 | Critically low | Y | P Y | N | N | Y | Y | P Y | P Y | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | 7 | 3 |
| Chen 2018 | Critically low | Y | N | N | PY | N | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | 7 | 4 |
| Cheng 2011 | Critically low | Y | N | Y | P Y | N | Y | N | P Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | 8 | 4 |
| Liu 2015 | Critically low | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | P Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | 8 | 6 |
| Mejer 2014 | Critically low | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | P Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | Y | 8 | 3 |
| VanderList 2016 | Critically low | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | N | P Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | 8 | 5 |
| Brin, 2011 | Critically low | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | N | P Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | 9 | 5 |
| Lüring 2006 | Critically low | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 9 | 7 |
| Moskal 2014 | Critically low | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | N | P Y | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 9 | 5 |
*Critical domains.
Y, yes; N, no; PY, partial yes. NA, not applicable.