Is the Iliopsoas a Femoral Head Stabilizer? A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To perform a systematic review of biomechanical and clinical studies to determine whether the iliopsoas is a femoral head stabilizer.

Methods

A systematic review was conducted using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Inclusion criteria were any human clinical (Levels I-IV evidence) or laboratory studies that investigated the role of the iliopsoas as a stabilizer of the hip. Exclusion criteria included studies that investigated patients undergoing spine surgery or those with a total hip arthroplasty or hip hemiarthroplasty. Study methodologic quality for clinical-outcomes studies were analyzed using the Modified Coleman Methodology Score. Because of the heterogeneity in the participants and interventions, no quantit

SUBMITTER: Hirase T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7754519 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature