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Table 2 Crosstabulation oftype of journalandlevel of evidence

From: Level of evidence in hand surgery

Journal

Level of evidence

Total number of papers (n)

1

2

3

4

5

RICMA

0.0%

0.0%

16.7%

80.0%

3.3%

 

(CI 95%)

(N.A)

(N.A)

(7.3 ; 26.1)

(69.9 ; 90.1)

(N.A.)

 
 

0

0

10

48

2

60

JHSE

0.9%

5.0%

11.1%

82.4%

0.7%

 

(CI 95%)

(N.A.)

(3.02 ; 6.9)

(8.3 ; 13.9)

(79 ; 85.8)

(N.A.)

 
 

4

23

51

380

3

461

JHSA

8.3%

10%

14.1%

67.6%

0%

 

(CI 95%)

(5.6 ; 10.9)

(7.1 ; 12.9)

(10.7 ; 17.4)

(63.1 ; 72.1)

(N.A.)

 
 

34

41

58

278

0

411

  1. RICMA = IBero-american Journal of Hand Surgery, JHSE= Journal of Hand Surgery European Volume, JHSA= Journal of Hand Surgery American Volume. (CI 95%) = 95% Confidence Interval. (N.A.) = CI 95% is not applicable when the observed proportion is not greater than 5/n.