International trends in arthroscopic hip preservation surgery-are we treating the same patient?

ABSTRACT: The goal of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of the entire arthroscopic hip preservation literature to answer the question, 'Across the world, are we treating the same patient?' There are significant differences in arthroscopic hip preservation publications, subjects and techniques based on both continent and country published. A systematic review was registered with PROSPERO and performed with PRISMA guidelines using three publicly available databases. Therapeutic clinical outcome investigations reporting arthroscopic hip preservation were eligible for inclusion. All study, subject and surgical technique demographics were analyzed and compared between continents and countries. Statistics were calculated using Student's t-tests, one-way analysis of variance,

SUBMITTER: Erickson BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4718469 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature