Table 4.
Published series of open dislocations using Merle d’Aubigne score
| Number of hips | Average preoperative score | Postoperative score | Level of significance | Average followup time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beck M, et al. Clin Orthop 2004 [2] | 19 | 14.1 | 16.5 | p = .015 | 4.7 years |
| Murphy S, et al. Clin Orthop 2004 [15] | 23 (scores for surviving 15 hips) | 13.2 | 16.9 | p < .0001 | 5.2 years |
| Espinosa N, et al. J Bone Joint Surg 2006 [5] | Group 1 (labral resection)—25 | 12 | 15 | p = .0009 | 2 years |
| Group 2 (labral reattachment)—35 | 12 | 17 | p < .0001 | 2 years | |
| Graves M, Mast J. Clin Orthop 2008 | 48 | 13 | 16.8 | p < .001 | 3.2 years |