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Table 2 Medial joint space values for each patient. Cases marked with a star, underwent femoral shortening

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

ID

Age (months)

Medial joint space (cm)

Before capsulorrhaphy

After capsulorrhaphy

1*

60

0.20

0.10

2*

96

2.60

1.40

3

30

1.80

0.20

4

20

1.50

0.80

5

36

2.60

0.70

6

30

1.80

0.80

7

37

3.80

2.10

8

24

1.50

1.00

9*

24

2.30

0.80

10

36

0.90

0.70

11

18

1.80

1.00

12

96

2.10

1.40

13*

60

0.50

0.10

14*

18

2.10

0.90

15

24

1.40

0.80

16

24

0.50

0.30

17

24

0.40

0.20

18

18

0.80

0.40