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ReviewJournal of hip preservation surgery2018

The role of the ligamentum teres in the adult hip: redundant or relevant? A review.

John M O'Donnell, Brian M Devitt, Manit Arora

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Review in Journal of hip preservation surgery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
6.4field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The ligamentum teres and its role in hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement: a systematic review.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2024
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  3. Identification of functionally related adaptations in the trabecular network of the proximal femur and tibia of a bipedally trained Japanese macaque.Anthropological science : journal of the Anthropological Society of Nippon = Jinruigaku zasshi · 2024
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  5. Pathways to primate hip function.Royal Society open science · 2022
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  6. Intraligamentous synovial osteochondroma of the ligamentum teres: a series of 14 cases.International journal of clinical and experimental pathology · 2022
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  16. Hip Joint Capsular Anatomy, Mechanics, and Surgical Management.The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

John M O'DonnellHip Arthroscopy Australia, 21 Erin Street, Richmond, VIC 3121, Australia.
Brian M DevittOrthosport Victoria, 89 Bridge Road, Richmond, VIC 3121, Australia.
Manit AroraHip Arthroscopy Australia, 21 Erin Street, Richmond, VIC 3121, Australia.
Arthritis Australia · AUOlympic Park Sports Medicine Centre · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ligamentum teres (LT) has traditionally been described as a redundant structure with no contribution to hip biomechanics or function. There has been renewed interest in the LT as a source of hip pathology due to the high prevalence of LT pathology observed at the time of hip arthroscopy. The LT acts a secondary stabilizer to supplement the work of the capsular ligaments and works in a sling-like manner to prevent subluxation of the hip at the extremes of motion. The presence of free nerve endings within the LT indicates a definite role in pain generation, with the LT undergoing various mechanical and histological adaptations to hip pathology.

Identifiers

PMID29423246
PMCPMC5798146
OpenAlexW2783406281

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