Table 2.
Summary depicting pre-operative and post-operative radiographic criteria and measurements for children with infantile Blount's Disease.
| Langenskiold Classification ≤2 |
Langenskiold Classification ≥3 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Preoperative Measurement (Degrees) | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | p |
| Drenan Angle | 17.5 ± 4.4 | 20.2 ± 6.2 | 0.32 |
| Mechanical Axis | 20.2 ± 3.2 | 17.8 ± 11.4 | 0.65 |
| Lateral Distal Femoral Angle | 12 ± 10.4 | 1.6 ± 1.8 | 0.045 |
| Final Follow-up (Degrees) | |||
| Drenan Angle | −0.3 ± 6.9 | 2 ± 3.2 | 0.48 |
| Mechanical Axis | −3.9 ± 10.5 | 1.6 ± 7.8 | 0.31 |
| Lateral Distal Femoral Angle | −1.9 ± 4.8 | 19.6 ± 34.5 | 0.052 |
| Correction over Treatment Course (Degrees) | |||
| Drenan Angle | 17.8 ± 8.2 | 11.8 ± 8.5 | 0.92 |
| Mechanical Axis | 24.1 ± 16.5 | 11.8 ± 8.5 | 0.13 |
* Bold font indicates statistical significance p < 0.05.