RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Ultrasound-guided hip joint injections are more accurate than landmark-guided injections: a systematic review and meta-analysis JF British Journal of Sports Medicine JO Br J Sports Med FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine SP 392 OP 396 DO 10.1136/bjsports-2014-094570 VO 50 IS 7 A1 Shane Hoeber A1 Abdel-Rahman Aly A1 Nigel Ashworth A1 Sathish Rajasekaran YR 2016 UL http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/50/7/392.abstract AB Aim To compare the accuracy of ultrasound (US)-guided versus landmark-guided hip joint injections.Methods PubMed, Medline and Cochrane libraries were searched up to 31 July 2014. Two independent authors selected studies assessing accuracy of intra-articular hip injections based on predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Selected papers were then evaluated for quality and a meta-analysis of accuracy was performed using random effects models.Results 4 US-guided (136 hip injections) and 5 landmark-guided (295 hip injections) studies were reviewed. The weighted means for US-guided and landmark-guided hip injection accuracies were 100% (95% CI 98% to 100%) and 72% (95% CI 56% to 85%), respectively. US-guided hip injection accuracy was significantly higher than landmark-guided accuracy (p<0.0001).Summary This is the first systematic review and meta-analysis of the accuracy of US-guided versus landmark-guided hip joint injections that has revealed that US-guided injections are significantly more accurate than those that are landmark guided. Future studies should compare US with fluoroscopic-guided hip joint injections for accuracy, efficacy, safety profile, cost-effectiveness and patient satisfaction.