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Sources and quality of literature addressing femoroacetabular impingement

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Abstract

Purpose

In the last 5 years, there has been an increasing interest in the concepts, pathoanatomy, and management of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). The aim of this study was to determine the trends in FAI literature with specific emphasis on the quality and source of publications in the literature.

Methods

A systematic review of two electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE) was conducted to identify FAI-related publications from 2005 to 2010. Studies were included if they were published in peer-review journals and were written in English. Abstracted data included year of publication, study design, type of study, level of evidence, number of patients and hips, gender, weighted mean age of patients, and type of journal.

Results

There were 298 relevant studies. Between 2005 and 2010, there was an approximate fivefold increase in the number of FAI-related publications. Most of these studies came from the orthopaedic literature (197 articles or 66 %), while the remainder arose from other medical specialties. The majority of publications consisted of level 4 and 5 studies (248 articles). There were no level 1 studies identified.

Conclusion

Between 2005 and 2010, there has been a dramatic increase in FAI-related publications, but high-quality studies are still lacking.

Level of evidence

IV.

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Michel Saccone for helping with the start-up of this paper and Manraj Chahal for her dedication in helping with administrative tasks.

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  1. Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, 4E17-1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L6M 0K2, Canada

    Olufemi R. Ayeni, Kevin Chan, Jamal Al-Asiri, Teresa Chien & Mohit Bhandari

  2. Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

    Sheila Sprague & Mohit Bhandari

  3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

    Susan Liew

  4. Department of Surgery, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

    Susan Liew

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Ayeni, O.R., Chan, K., Al-Asiri, J. et al. Sources and quality of literature addressing femoroacetabular impingement. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 21, 415–419 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-012-2236-7

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