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Objective The objective of this scoping review is to present the available scientific literature on iliopsoas issues in relation to hip replacements. We will make a structured management pathway for suspected iliopsoas issues that can be supported by the current literature. Introduction The iliopsoas complex is one possible cause of pain after total hip replacement. There are different options for diagnostics and treatment, without any widely accepted management pathway. There is to date no published or registered scoping reviews on this topic. Inclusion criteria Cadaver studies on the iliopsoas and clinical studies on suspected iliopsoas pathology will be covered. The main objective is to cover clinical studies in relation to total hip replacements, in which we endeavour to make an exhaustive literature search and coverage. In areas where there is little available literature on THR, we will include literature on native hips with iliopsoas issues. English literature from 2000 will be included. Methods The planned scoping review will follow the methodology described by JBI. The search will be done on MEDLINE/Pubmed, Google Scholar and Journal of Arthroplasty website. A data extraction template will be tailored for each research question in Microsoft Excel sheets. Results will be presented as a summary of the information gathered in the extractions sheet, and when applicable frequency tables will be used to summarize similar data across different publications.