Emily Schaeffer

2 months ago | bmjopen.bmj.com | Daniel Liggio |Sana Arora |Sheila Lam |Emily Schaeffer

MethodsA scoping review is suitable for summarising and disseminating research findings and identifying research gaps in existing literature.19 Our study was conducted in accordance with the JBI methodology for scoping reviews20 and in line with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews.21 This review was conducted in accordance with an a prior protocol published on BMJ Open (https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085403).

Oct 15, 2024 | bmjopen.bmj.com | Daniel Liggio |Sheila Lam |Emily Schaeffer |Sana Arora

orthopaedic & trauma surgerypaediatric orthopaedicshipmusculoskeletal disordersThis will be the first scoping review to study developmental dysplasia of the hip specifically in the Brazilian population. A rigorous framework for designing and conducting a scoping review developed by the Joanna Briggs Institute will be applied in the production of this study. This scoping review may not be able to identify all studies in grey literature despite attempts to be as comprehensive as possible.