Table 1 : Research papers selected by the search.

Study	Scars	Sample size	Assessment Tool	Reliability (ICC)
				Intra-rater	Inter-rater
Ferriero et al., 2010 [14]	Orthopedic surgery	25	Adheremeter	>0.96	>0.87
Rennekampff et al., 2006 [15]	Skin grafting	33	Cutometer	N/A	N/A
Lau et al., 2005 [16]	Miscellaneous conditions	100	TUPS	>.98	0.84
Truong et al., 2005 [17]	Breast cancer surgery	212	VSS	N/A	0.78
Van de Kar et al., 2005 [18]	Surgery	100	POSAS	0.94	0.88
Van der Wal et al., 2014 [19]	Miscellaneous conditions	1070	POSAS	N/A	N/A

ICC: Intra-class correlation coefficient; TUPS: Tissue Ultrasound Palpation System; VSS: Vancouver Scar Scale; POSAS: Patient and Observer
Scar Assessment Scale