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Table 1 PICOS criteria for eligibility

From: The outcome of conversion total hip arthroplasty following acetabular fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies

P (Participants)

Patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty due to failed treatment of the acetabular fracture

I (Intervention)

Total hip arthroplasty

C (Comparison)

Group A: comparison outcome of total hip arthroplasty following failed treatment of acetabular fracture with patients who underwent primary total hip arthroplasty

Group B: comparison outcome of total hip arthroplasty following failed first-line open reduction and internal fixation management with conservative management

Group C: comparison outcome of delayed total hip arthroplasty following failed treatment of acetabular fracture with patients who underwent acute total hip arthroplasty

O (Outcomes)

Complications, revision, functional outcomes, operation time, blood loss, and bone graft need

S (Study type)

Cohort study, prospective study, retrospective study, case–control, randomized controlled trials, and non-randomized clinical trials