Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for preventing heterotopic bone formation after hip arthroplasty

Abstract
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: The principal aim of this overview will be to determine reliably the effects of NSAID therapy versus control on the occurrence of radiographic HBF among patients undergoing hip surgery. Secondary aims will be to determine the effects of NSAIDs on pain, disability, serious fatal and non‐fatal events and total gastro‐intestinal (GI) complications.