Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 1 Demographic characteristics and clinical features of the patients and hips
From: The effectiveness of preliminary traction in the treatment of congenital dislocation of the hip
Total number of hips (patients) | 71 (52) |
Average age at surgery (range of age at surgery) | 16 months (3–36 months) |
Sex | |
Female | 42 patients |
Male | 10 patients |
Side | |
Left | 40 hips |
Right | 31 hips |
Unilateral | 33 patients |
Bilateral requiring surgery on both sides | 19 patients |
Bilateral requiring surgery on one side only | 6 patients |