Table 2 Table of the critique of the literature.

From: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the hip capsule innervation and its clinical implications

Paper

Prospective or retrospective study

Clearly defined sample (e.g., age, sex, side)

Cadavers excluded with reasons

Study type (e.g., formalin, fresh-frozen)

Use of magnification during dissection

Replicable and clearly defined methodology

Clearly defined outcomes and results

Clear diagrams and images to display the results

Justified interpretation of the results and concise conclusion

Clearly state limitations or bias of research

Berhanu et al. (2020)71

P

Y

N

Embalmed

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Nielsen et al. 201866

P

Y

N

Ethanol- glycerol and phenolic acid

NS

Y

Y

N

U

Y

Sakamoto et al. 201864

P

Y

N

Embalmed

NS

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Short et al. 201867

P

Y

Y

12 formalin and 1 light embalm

NS

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Nielsen et al. 201768

P

Y

N

Ethanol- glycerol and phenolic acid

NS

Y

Y

N

U

Y

Turgut et al. 201780

P

Y

N

Fresh frozen

NS

Y

Y

Y

U

N

Sakamoto et al. 201465

P

N

N

Formalin

NS

N

N

N

U

Y

Rohini et al. 201281

R

N

N

NS

NS

Y

Y

N

U

N

Anagnostopoulou et al. 200982

P

Y

N

NS

NS

Y

Y

N

Y

N

Anloague and Hijbregts 200970

P

Y

Y

Embalmed

NS

Y

U

N

Y

Y

Apaydin et al. 200973

P

Y

Y

NS

NS

Y

N

N

U

N

Locher 200869

P

Y

N

Embalmed

Y

Y

Y

U

Y

N

Kampa et al. 200783

P

Y

N

Formalin

NS

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Birnbaum et al. 200074

R

Y

N

NS

NS

N

Y

N

U

N

Tubbs et al. 200384

P

Y

Y

Formalin

NS

Y

Y

N

U

N

Birnbaum et al. 199776

P

N

N

Formalin

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

N

Aizawa 199275

P

N

N

NS

Y

N

N

N

U

N

Katrisis 198085

P

N

N

Embalmed

NS

N

N

N

U

N

Dee 196978

P

N

N

Fresh

Y

N

N

N

U

N

Moghaddam 196259

P

N

N

NS

NS

N

N

N

U

N

Poláček 196360

P

Y

N

NS

Y

N

N

Y

U

N

Woodburne 196086

R

N

N

NS

NS

N

N

N

U

N

Poláček 195863

P

N

N

NS

NS

N

Y

N

U

N

Wertheimer 195277

P

N

N

Formalin

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

N

Gardner et al. 194887

P

N

N

NS

NS

N

N

Y

U

N

Kaiser 194979

P

N

N

NS

NS

N

Y

Y

U

N

Poulhés 194958

R

N

N

NS

Y

N

N

Y

U

N

Tavernier and Pellanda 194956

R

N

N

NS

NS

N

N

N

U

N

Kaplan 194872

P

N

N

NS

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Billet et al. 194757

R

N

N

NS

NS

N

N

N

N

N

Sadovsky 193362

P

Y

N

NS

NS

Y

Y

N

U

N

Jamieson 190388

R

N

N

NS

NS

N

N

N

U

N

Paterson 189189

R

N

N

NS

NS

N

N

N

U

N

Chandelux 188655

R

N

N

NS

NS

N

N

N

U

N

Duzéa 188654

R

N

N

NS

NS

N

N

N

U

N

Meyer 185761

R

N

N

NS

NS

N

N

N

U

N

  1. A quality analysis of papers included in this review was performed using a modified quality assessment tool for macroscopic anatomical studies, adapted from Henry et al. (2017) and Wilke et al. (2015)48,49.
  2. N no, NS not stated, P  prospective, R  retrospective, U  unclear, Y  yes.