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SynthesisBritish journal of sports medicine2015

Which factors differentiate athletes with hip/groin pain from those without? A systematic review with meta-analysis.

Andrea B Mosler, Rintje Agricola, Adam Weir, Per Hölmich, Kay M Crossley

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Synthesis in British journal of sports medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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47citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 156 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Andrea B MoslerRehabilitation Department, Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Rintje AgricolaDepartment of Orthopaedics, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Adam WeirSports Groin Pain Centre, Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
Per HölmichSports Groin Pain Centre, Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar Arthroscopic Center Amager, SORC-C, Copenhagen University Hospital, Amager-Hvidovre, Denmark.
Kay M CrossleySchool of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia School of Allied Health, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia.
Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital · QAAmager Hospital · DKUniversity of Queensland · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHip and groin injuries are common in many sports. Understanding the factors differentiating athletes with hip/groin pain from those without these injuries could facilitate management and prevention.

objectiveConduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature on factors differentiating athletes with and without hip/groin pain.

methodsThe review was registered as PROSPERO CRD42014007416 and a comprehensive, systematic search was conducted in June 2014. Inclusion criteria were: cross-sectional, cohort or case-control study designs of n>10 that examined outcome measures differentiating athletes with and without hip/groin pain. Two authors independently screened search results, assessed study quality, and performed data extraction. Methodological heterogeneity was determined and data pooled for meta-analysis when appropriate. A best evidence synthesis was performed on the remaining outcome measures.

resultsOf 2251 titles identified, 17 articles were included of which 10 were high quality. Sixty two different outcome measures were examined, 8 underwent meta-analysis. Pooled data showed strong evidence that athletes with hip/groin pain demonstrated: pain and lower strength on the adductor squeeze test, reduced range of motion in hip internal rotation and bent knee fall out; however, hip external rotation range was equivalent to controls. Strong evidence was found that lower patient-reported outcome (PRO) scores, altered trunk muscle function, and moderate evidence of bone oedema and secondary cleft sign were associated with hip/groin pain.

conclusionsPROs, pain and reduced strength on the adductor squeeze test, reduced range of motion in internal rotation and bent knee fall out are the outcome measures that best differentiate athletes with hip/groin pain from those without this pain.

Indexed as

GroinHip JointAbdominal PainArthralgiaHumansKnee JointMuscle, SkeletalMuscle StrengthPain MeasurementPatient Outcome AssessmentRange of Motion, ArticularSportsTorsoAthleteGroinHipInjuriesSports

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PMID26031646
PMCPMC4484362
OpenAlexW2147107483

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