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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: The path to minimizing instability in developmental dysplasia of the hip: is Capsulorrhaphy a necessity or a futile habit?

Patient Characteristics

Frequency (%)

Age at the time of operation (in months)

 Mean ± S.D. (min–max)

37.5 ± 24.7 (18–96)

Age groups (in years)

  < 3

11 (61.1)

 3–6

5 (27.8)

  > 6

2 (11.1)

Sex

 Male

3 (16.7)

 Female

15 (83.3)

Type of surgery

 Salter Osteotomy

18 (100)

 Femoral Shortening

5 (27.8)

 Femoral derotational osteotomy

None

Mean Medial Joint Space values

 Before Capsulorrhaphy (95% CI)

1.59 (1.12–2.05)

 After Capsulorrhaphy (95% CI)

0.76 (0.50–1.02)

 Before-After difference (95% CI)

0.83 (0.54–1.11)

 Power analysis value

< 0.001