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Table 3 Results in children younger than 11 and older than 13 years at surgery (mean +/-SD)

From: Limited angular remodelling after in-situ fixation for slipped capital femoral epiphysis

Age at surgery (years)

< 11(n = 14)

> 13 (n = 11)

P-value

Follow-up time (months)

36,0 (15,2)

22,8 (7,2)

0.015

HSA postoperative (degrees)

34,6 (16,4)

47,3 (16,8)

0.70

HSA follow-up (degrees)

28,9 (17,2)

42,5 (14,9)

0.05

Reduction of HSA (degrees)

5,6 (4,6)

4,7 (5,8)

0.68

α3p postoperative (degrees)

67,4 (10,9)

75,1 (13,5)

0.13

α3p follow-up (degrees)

56,8 (12,8)

66,5 (11,6)

0.06

Reduction of α3p (degrees)

10,8 (12,7)

8,6 (6,3)

0.62

αA postoperative (degrees)

83,0 (14,0)

93,9 (26,5)

0.24

αA follow-up (degrees)

64,8 (23,3)

77,9 (22,0)

0.17

Reduction of αA (degrees)

18,2 (19,0)

16,0 (15,1)

0.76

AOR postoperative

0,347 (0.095)

0,226 (0.216)

0.11

AOR follow-up

0,400 (0.089)

0,252 (0.233)

0.07

AOR increase

0,054 (0.060)

0,027 (0.077)

0.34