PRISMA 2009 Flow Diagram

Records identified through Additional records identified

Identification

database searching through other sources

(n = 34) (n = 0)

Records after duplicates removed

(n = 32)
Screening

Records excluded after

Records screened reviewing titles and
(n = 32) abstracts
(n = 12)

Full-text articles excluded,

with reasons
(n = 14)
Eligibility

Full-text articles assessed Not fulfilling selected

for eligibility outcome measures (n = 10)
Included other neurological
(n = 20)
disorders in subjects (n = 2)
Study focusing on Ankle
only (n = 1)
Not using Robotic devices
as experimental group
(n=1)
Included

Studies included in
systematic review
(n = 6)

From: Moher D, Liberati A, Tetzlaff J, Altman DG, The PRISMA Group (2009). Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-
Analyses: The PRISMA Statement. PLoS Med 6(7): e1000097. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed1000097

For more information, visit www.prisma-statement.org.