Fig. 2.

This flowchart shows the recruitment of the patients involved in our prospective study. ^*Six patients had an operatively and nonoperatively treated side; two patients underwent bilateral operative/nonoperative treatment; ^†three patients had an operatively and nonoperatively treated side, two patients underwent bilateral nonoperative treatment, and two patients had ≥ 1-year followup only for one side. ‡Two patients had an operatively and nonoperatively treated side; one patient underwent bilateral surgery. LCPD = Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease; SCFE = slipped capital femoral epiphysis.