Table 1.
Clinical details of the patients
| Patient | Age at operation (years) | Etiology | Length of followup (months) | Trendelenburg test | Harris hip score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preoperative | Postoperative (observer) | Preoperative | Postoperative | ||||
| 1 | 50 | LCPD | 77 | Positive | Positive (A, B, C) | 54 | 34 |
| 2 | 41 | LCPD | 74 | Positive | Positive (A, B); Negative (C) | 85 | 90 |
| 3 | 47 | LCPD | 68 | Positive | Negative (A, B, C) | 50 | 78 |
| 4 | 44 | DDH | 63 | Positive | Negative (A, B, C) | 54 | 77 |
| 5 | 55 | LCPD | 61 | Positive | Positive (A, B, C) | 49 | 35 |
| 6 | 49 | SCFE | 54 | Positive | Negative (A, B, C) | 70 | 87 |
| 7 | 36 | DDH | 52 | Positive | Negative (A, B, C) | 90 | 100 |
| 8 | 35 | LCPD | 41 | Positive | Negative (A, B, C) | 65 | 59 |
| 9 | 19 | LCPD | 33 | Positive | Negative (A, B, C) | 76 | 100 |
| 10 | 38 | OM | 28 | Positive | Positive (A, B, C) | 39 | 78 |
| 11 | 30 | LCPD | 25 | Positive | Negative (A, B, C) | 75 | 97 |
| Mean | 40 | 52 | 64 | 76 | |||
LCPD = Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease; DDH = developmental dysplasia of the hip; SCFE = slipped capital femoral epiphysis; OM = osteomyelitis of the proximal femur; Observer A = one of the authors, not participating in the treatment (LPC); Observer B = not an author, not participating in the treatment; Observer C = not an author, not participating in the treatment.