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Table 1 Characteristics of the patients

From: Does capsular repair make a difference in the integrity and thickness of anterior capsule in the setting of borderline hip dysplasia

Category

Non-repair group

Repair group

P-Value

No. of hips

37

37

 

Age, yr

37.4 ± 12.1

35.2 ± 12.1

0.441

BMI, kg/m2

22.4 ± 2.7

22.7 ± 4.0

0.641

Sex, n (%)

  

> 0.999

 Female

24 (64.9)

24 (64.9)

 

 Male

7 (35.1)

7 (35.1)

 

MRI follow-up time, m

18.4 ± 7.2

18.7 ± 5.5

0.843

Alpha Preoperative

58.4 ± 5.5

56.4 ± 5.1

0.116

Alpha Postoperative

46.4 ± 5.4

45.1 ± 5.1

0.309

Smoker

2 (5.4)

4 (10.8)

0.670

Cam impingement

37 (100)

37 (100)

> 0.999

LCEA Preoperative

23.1 ± 3.7

23.2 ± 1.6

0.942

Postperative capsular defect, n (%)

10 (27.0)

3 (8.1)

0.032

Pre-op anterior capsular thickness(mm)

3.8 ± 0.3

3.9 ± 0.4

0.097

Post-op anterior capsular thickness(mm)

2.9 ± 0.5

3.7 ± 0.6

< 0.001

  1. Values are given as mean ± SD
  2. BMI Body mass index, LCEA Lateral center edge angle
  3. Bold value indicates statistical significance