Endoscopic management of ischiofemoral impingement (IFI): a systematic review

Ahmed Elzeiny¹, Riccardo Giai Via², Andrea Donis³, Stephan Erdmenger⁴, Matteo Giachino^{1

5}, Kristijan Zoccola^{1

6}, Kartik Logishetty⁷, Johan Witt⁷, Alessandro Massè^{8

5}

Affiliations

¹ Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr ash Shaykh, Egypt.
² University of Turin, Turin, Italy. riccardo.giaivia@unito.it.
³ Ospedale Maggiore di Chieri, Chieri, Italy.
⁴ University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
⁵ Ortopedia e Traumatologia, CTO, Torino, Italia.
⁶ Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2, ASL Città di Torino - Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Torino, Italia.
⁷ University College London Hospital, London, UK.
⁸ University of Turin, Turin, Italy.

Review

Ahmed Elzeiny et al. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2025.

. 2025 Jun 16;35(1):248.

doi: 10.1007/s00590-025-04379-1.

Ahmed Elzeiny¹, Riccardo Giai Via², Andrea Donis³, Stephan Erdmenger⁴, Matteo Giachino^{1

5}, Kristijan Zoccola^{1

6}, Kartik Logishetty⁷, Johan Witt⁷, Alessandro Massè^{8

5}

¹ Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr ash Shaykh, Egypt.
² University of Turin, Turin, Italy. riccardo.giaivia@unito.it.
³ Ospedale Maggiore di Chieri, Chieri, Italy.
⁴ University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
⁵ Ortopedia e Traumatologia, CTO, Torino, Italia.
⁶ Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2, ASL Città di Torino - Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Torino, Italia.
⁷ University College London Hospital, London, UK.
⁸ University of Turin, Turin, Italy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Conflict of interest: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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