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Table 3 Preoperative and postoperative data of the contralateral hips

From: Percutaneous medial hemi-epiphysiodesis using a transphyseal screw for caput valgum associated with developmental dysplasia of the hip

N = 14

Preoperative statusa

Latest follow-upa

P value†

Proximal femur

 Hilgenreiner-epiphyseal angle (°)

22.4 ± 5.9

23.0 ± 5.4

0.802

 Head-shaft angle (°)

154.3 ± 5.4

152.7 ± 6.9

0.221

 Neck-shaft angle (°)

138.8 ± 6.3

133.0 ± 5.3

0.005

Femoral neck

 Articulo-trochanteric distance (mm)

18.4 ± 3.4

18.9 ± 4.8

0.777

 Femoral neck length ratio

Not applicable

Not applicable

 

Acetabular morphology & subluxation

 Sharp angle (°)

48.7 ± 3.8

44.7 ± 5.5

0.002

 Acetabular roof angle (°)

12.6 ± 4.9

7.4 ± 7.3

0.002

 LCEA (°)

24.7 ± 5.6

31.6 ± 5.7

0.002

 Medial joint space width ratio

Not applicable

Not applicable

 

 CHDD (%)

Not applicable

Not applicable

 
  1. †Wilcoxon signed rank test
  2. aThe values are given as the mean and the standard deviation