Table 4.
Radiographic femoral head sphericity (modified Stulberg classification) at followup according to treatment methods in children older than 6.0 years with Lateral Pillar Group C hips
| Age (years) | Treatment | Study | Number of patients | Femoral head sphericity (% of hips) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spherical head | Ovoid head | Flat head | ||||
| 6.0–7.9 | Nonoperative | Herring et al. [7] (2004) | 30 | 10 | 67 | 23 |
| 6.0–7.9 | Nonoperative | Current study | 9 | 0 | 11 | 89 |
| 6.0–7.9 | Operative | Herring et al. [7] (2004) | 11 | 36 | 55 | 9 |
| 6.0–7.9 | Operative | Current study | 25 | 28 | 48 | 24 |
| < 9.0 | Operative | Friedlander and Weiner [5] (2000) | 40 | 43 | 47 | 10 |
| < 9.0 | Operative | Aksoy et al. [1] (2005) | 14 | 43 | 43 | 14 |
| > 8.0 | Nonoperative | Herring et al. [7] (2004) | 14 | 7 | 29 | 64 |
| 8.0–9.9 | Nonoperative | Current study | 9 | 0 | 33 | 67 |
| > 8.0 | Operative | Herring et al. [7] (2004) | 5 | 0 | 20 | 80 |
| 8.0–9.9 | Operative | Current study | 5 | 0 | 80 | 20 |
| > 9.0 | Operative | Friedlander and Weiner [5] (2000) | 28 | 32 | 50 | 18 |
| > 9.0 | Operative | Aksoy et al. [1] (2005) | 12 | 0 | 67 | 33 |