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. 2012 Aug 16;470(12):3439–3445. doi: 10.1007/s11999-012-2507-0

Table 3.

Radiographic parameter threshold values associated with indication for combined surgical dislocation and PAO

Parameter Number of hips p value
Group I (no PAO) (n = 52) Group II (PAO) (n = 45)
Crossover sign 32 (61.5%) 17 (37.8%) 0.02
Stulberg class      
 II 11 (21.2%) 14 (31.1%)  
 III 14 (26.9%) 20 (44.4%)  
 IV–V 27 (51.9%) 11 (24.4%) 0.006
 IV 21 (40.4%) 8 (17.6%)  
 V 6 (11.5%) 3 (6.7%) 0.5
Tönnis OA grade      
 0 7 (13.5%) 10 (22.2%)  
 1 24 (46.2%) 26 (57.8%)  
 ≥ 2 21 (40.4%) 9 (20.0%) 0.03
LCEA < 20° 22 (42.3%) 37 (82.2%) < 0.001
ACEA < 20° 20 (44.4%) 29 (78.4%) 0.002
AI > 10° 30 (57.7%) 42 (93.3%) < 0.001
CTD      
 > −1.2 cm 17 (32.7%) 10 (22.2%)  
 −1.7 to −1.2 cm 9 (17.3%) 6 (13.3%)  
 < −1.7 cm 26 (50.0%) 29 (64.4%) 0.152
AHI < 0.8 32 (61.5%) 37 (82.2%) 0.025

PAO = periacetabular osteotomy; OA = osteoarthritis; LCEA = lateral center-edge angle; ACEA = anterior center-edge angle; AI = acetabular inclination; CTD = center-trochanteric distance; AHI = acetabulum-head index.