Evidence map›Paper›PMID 32158728›Full record

ArticleHip & pelvis2020

Anatomic Evaluation of the Interportal Capsulotomy Made with the Modified Anterior Portal versus Standard Anterior Portal: Comparable Utility with Decreased Capsule Morbidity.

Alexander E Weber, Ram K Alluri, Eric C Makhni, Ioanna K Bolia, Eric N Mayer, Joshua D Harris, Shane J Nho

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Hip & pelvis, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
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

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. The Management of Acetabular Labral Tears: A Contemporary Review.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2026
    Review
  2. Article
  3. Review
  4. Article
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

7 authors.

Alexander E WeberUSC Epstein Family Center for Sports Medicine at Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4957-4334
Ram K AlluriUSC Epstein Family Center for Sports Medicine at Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Eric C MakhniDivision of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA.
Ioanna K BoliaUSC Epstein Family Center for Sports Medicine at Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Eric N MayerDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Joshua D HarrisDepartment of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
Shane J NhoMidwest Orthopaedics at Rush, Chicago, IL, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo identify potential differences in interportal capsulotomy size and cross-sectional area (CSA) using the anterolateral portal (ALP) and either the: (i) standard anterior portal (SAP) or (ii) modified anterior portal (MAP). MATERIALS AND

methodsTen cadaveric hemi pelvis specimens were included. A standard arthroscopic ALP was created. Hips were randomized to SAP (n=5) or MAP (n=5) groups. The spinal needle was placed at the center of the anterior triangle or directly adjacent to the ALP in the SAP and MAP groups, respectively. A capsulotomy was created by inserting the knife through the SAP or MAP. The length and width of each capsulotomy was measured using digital calipers under direct visualization. The CSA and length of the capsulotomy as a percentage of total iliofemoral ligament (IFL) side-to-side width were calculated.

resultsThere were no differences in mean cadaveric age, weight or IFL dimensions between the groups. Capsulotomy CSA was significantly larger in the SAP group compared with the MAP group (SAP 2.16±0.64 cm

conclusionThe CSA of the capsulotomy and the percentage of the total IFL width disrupted are significantly smaller when the interportal capsulotomy is performed between the ALP and MAP portals, compared to the one created between the ALP and SAP. Surgeons should be aware of this fact when performing hip arthroscopy.

Indexed as

ArthroscopyCadaverHip jointJoint capsule

Identifiers

PMID32158728
PMCPMC7054079

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.