Table 2 Agreement and disagreement in choice of systematic review(s) in replicated Jadad assessments
First Author Year | Jadad assessment primary outcome | Jadad assessment primary intervention | # MAs of RCTs | Discordant Review authors’ or our Jadad assessments | Jadad final decision step | SR(s) chosen | Tool used by the Discordant Review authors to assess the quality of SRs (judgment if AMSTAR used) | Cochrane or non-Cochrane SR | ROBIS assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bakdach 2020 | Incidence of white spot lesions | Topical fluoride toothpaste, brush on gel and/or foam | 3 | Discordant Review authors | Step I | Sardana 2018 | AMSTAR-2 (Moderate quality) | Non-Cochrane | Low risk |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Our Choice | Step I | Tasios 2019 (and Sardana 2019) | AMSTAR-2 (Critically low quality) | Non-Cochrane | Low risk |
Chalmers 2015 | Rate of recurrence | Arthroscopic surgery | 2 | Discordant Review authors | Step I | Pulavarti 2007 | Oxman-Guyatt | Cochrane | Low risk |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Our Choice | Step H | Lenters 2007 (and Pulavarti 2007) | Â | Non-Cochrane | Low risk |
Bolland 2014 | Hip fracture | Vitamin D +/- calcium versus placebo | 4 | Discordant Review authors | NR | Avenell 2009 | AMSTAR (High quality) | Cochrane | High risk |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Our Choice | Step H | Avenell 2009 | Â | Â | Â |
Grassi 2018 | Re-operation rate | Patellar resurfacing versus non-resurfacing | 5 | Discordant Review authors | Step I | He 2011 | AMSTAR (High quality) | Non-Cochrane | Low risk |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Our Choice | Step H | He 2011 | Â | Â | Â |
Erikson 2015 | Patellar instability | Operative versus non-operative treatment | 2 | Discordant Review authors | NR | Hing 2011 | Oxman-Guyatt | Cochrane | Low risk |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Our Choice | Step H | Hing 2011 | Â | Â | Â |
Chen 2019 | Pain using WOMAC total score | PRP injection | 4 | Discordant Review authors | Step I | Shen 2017 | Oxman-Guyatt | Non-Cochrane | Low risk |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Our Choice | Step H | Dai et al. 2017 | Â | Non-Cochrane | Low risk |
Song 2016 | Bile duct injury | Early versus delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy | 6 | Discordant Review authors | Step H | Cao 2015 | AMSTAR (High quality) | Non-Cochrane | High risk |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Discordant Review authors | Step H | Wu 2015 | (High quality) | Non-Cochrane | Low risk |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Our Choice | Step H | Gurusamy 2013 | (Highest quality) | Cochrane | Low risk |
Chen 2018 | Short term VAS | Unilateral PKP versus bilateral PKP | 5 | Discordant Review authors | Step I | Feng 2015 | AMSTAR (High quality) | Non-Cochrane | High risk |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Our Choice | Step I | Feng 2015 | (High quality) | Â | Â |
Xu 2017 | Non-union | Intramedullary fixation versus plate fixation | 5 | Discordant Review authors | Step H | Lenza 2015 and Hussain 2016 | AMSTAR (Highest and High quality) | Cochrane and Non-Cochrane | Low and High |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Our Choice | Step H | Lenza 2015 and Hussain 2016 | (Highest and High quality) | Â | Low and High risk |
Zhao 2015a | Constant score | Surgical versus conservative treatment | 3 | Discordant Review authors | Step H | Lenza 2013 | AMSTAR (High quality) | Cochrane | Low risk |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Our Choice | Step H | Lenza 2013 | (High quality) | Â | Â |
Tan 2018 | Short-term VAS score | Unilateral versus bilateral percutaneous balloon | 6 | Discordant Review authors | Step H | Feng 2015 | AMSTAR (High quality) | Non-Cochrane | Low risk |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Our Choice | Step H | Lin 2013 | (High quality) | Non-Cochrane | High risk |
Poolman 2007 | Stability | Hamstring versus bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft | 3 | Discordant Review authors | Step F | Biau 2006 | Oxman-Guyatt | Non-Cochrane | Low risk |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Our Choice | Step H | Biau 2006 | Â | Â | Â |
Mascarenhas 2014 | Constant score | Single versus double row rotator cuff repair | 3 | Discordant Review authors | Step I | Millett 2014 | Oxman-Guyatt | Non-Cochrane | Low risk |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Our Choice | Step H | Sheibani-Rad 2013 | Â | Non-Cochrane | High risk |
Xing 2016 | Early and late knee pain | Hyaluronic acid versus placebo | 10 | Discordant Review authors | Step I | Bellamy 2006 | AMSTAR (Highest quality) | Cochrane | High risk |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Our Choice | Step H | Richette 2015 (and Bellamy 2006) | (High quality) | Non-Cochrane | High risk |
Mascarenas 2015 | Pivot-shift test score | Single row versus double row rotator cuff repair techniques | 6 | Discordant Review authors | Step I | Li 2014, van Eck 2012 and Tiamklang 2012 | Oxman-Guyatt | Non-Cochrane, Cochrane, and Non-Cochrane | Low, Low and Low risk |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Our Choice | Step H | Li 2014, van Eck 2012 and Tiamklang 2012 | Â | Â | Â |
Guo 2018 | Disease control | Shenyi capsule and chemo versus chemo alone | 4 | Discordant Review authors | Step I | Xia 2014 | AMSTAR (Moderate quality) | Non-Cochrane | High risk |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Our Choice | Step H | Hu 2011 | (Low quality) | Non-Cochrane | Low risk |
Houck 2017 | Range of motion | Early versus delayed motion rehabilitation | 5 | Discordant Review authors | Step I | Riboh 2014 | Oxman-Guyatt | Non-Cochrane | Low risk |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Our Choice | Step H | Chan 2014 | Â | Non-Cochrane | High risk |
Pekala 2019 | Inter-vertebral disc degeneration | Fokl polymorphism | 7 | Discordant Review authors | Step I | Pabalan 2016 | AMSTAR (Moderate quality) | Non-Cochrane | High risk |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Our Choice | Step I | Nong 2016 (and Pabalan 2016) | (Moderate quality) | Non-Cochrane | Low risk |
Zhiyong 2019 | Short term VAS scores | Unilateral versus bilateral balloon kyphoplasty | 6 | Discordant Review authors | Step I | Sun et al. 2016 | AMSTAR (Moderate quality) | Non-Cochrane | Low risk |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Our Choice | Step I | Feng 2015 | (Moderate quality) | Non-Cochrane | Low risk |
Fu 2019 | Function | Surgical versus non-surgical treatment | 4 | Discordant Review authors | Step H | Rabi et al. 2015 | AMSTAR (High quality) | Non-Cochrane | High risk |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Our Choice | Step H | Handoll 2012 | (Highest quality) | Cochrane | Low risk |
Zhao 2015b | Non-union | Plate fixation | 4 | Discordant Review authors | Step I | Ouyang 2013 | AMSTAR (Moderate quality) | Non-Cochrane | Low risk |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Our Choice | Step H | Heineman 2010 | (Moderate quality) | Non-Cochrane | Low risk |