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Table 4 Quality, risk of bias, and credibility assessments for 5 articles on facet joint space in a systematic review of anatomical mechanisms of spinal manipulation

From: Mechanisms of manipulation: a systematic review of the literature on immediate anatomical structural or positional changes in response to manually delivered high-velocity, low-amplitude spinal manipulation

  1. *Critical item (no asterisk: important item)
  2. White: requirement fulfilled (Yes) or not applicable (N/A)
  3. Red: Critical quality or risk of bias item not fulfilled (No)/Not credible article
  4. Yellow: Important quality or risk of bias item not fulfilled (No)
  5. Green: Credible article