Table 2.
US results and medical management: algorithm (adapted from Mahan et al. [21]).
Age | Alpha angle | Graf type | Medical management | ||
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<3 months old | >60° | I | Clinical follow-up | ||
50–60° | IIa | Repeating US at 4–6 weeks old | Improvement | US follow-up | |
Unchanged or worse | Treatment | ||||
<50° | III, IV | Treatment | |||
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>3 months old | >60° | I | Clinical follow-UP | ||
<60° | IIb, IIc, III, IV | Treatment |