Does This Patient Have Hip Osteoarthritis?: The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Hip osteoarthritis (OA) is a common cause of pain and disability.

Objective

To identify the clinical findings that are most strongly associated with hip OA.

Data sources

Systematic search of MEDLINE, PubMed, EMBASE, and CINAHL from inception until November 2019.

Study selection

Included studies (1) quantified the accuracy of clinical findings (history, physical examination, or simple tests) and (2) used plain radiographs as the reference standard for diagnosing hip OA.

Data extraction and synthesis

Studies were assigned levels of evidence using the Rational Clinical Examination scale and assessed for risk of bias using the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies tool. Data were extracted using individual hips as the unit of analysis

SUBMITTER: Metcalfe D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7583647 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature