Letter to the Editor about the article, “Operative Versus Nonoperative Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome: A Meta-analysis of Short-Term Outcomes”

We recently read with interest the article titled, “Operative Versus Nonoperative Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome: A Meta-analysis of Short-Term Outcomes”1. The authors conducted a meta-analysis of patient-reported outcomes of both treatment strategies, and they concluded that patients with femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) s yndrome treated with hip arthroscopy have superior hip-related outcomes in the short term compared with patients receiving physical therapy. This letter to the editor contains some queries about the statistical methods and interpretation of those pooled analysis results.
Source: Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research