All analyses will be conducted in Excel 2016 (Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA).
Median and ranges or mean ± SD values for continuous variables will be calculated where possible. Demographic information, post-operative restrictions (e.g., weight-bearing, range of motion, bracing and associated prescribed time frames, time to start rehabilitation since surgery, etc.), and rehabilitation indications regarding continuous passive motion, range of motion, time to introduce close vs. open kinetic chain exercises, strengthening progressions, resumption of specific physical activities (e.g., walking, biking, swimming, jumping, hopping, etc.), and criteria for returning to running and sport will be collated and recorded in an Excel spreadsheet. To report the results in an easily accessible format, the elements of the post-operative rehabilitation programmes will be classified under the domains generated through the data-charting process. We will use the template for the intervention description and replication (TIDieR) checklist to evaluate the clinical reproducibility of all included studies. Additionally, the median of the TIDieR scores of the studies specific to each domain (mcTIDieR) will be calculated (TIDieR score of the single studies / the number of studies included per domain) to characterize the final reproducibility of each domain in clinical practice. We will use a “traffic light system” (mcTIDieR score from 0 to 4 = red light/not clear, mcTIDieR 5-8 = yellow light/unclear, mcTIDieR 9-12 = green light/clear) to represent the reproducibility of studies for each of the domains of the post-operative rehabilitation programmes.