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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 5 Postoperative outcomes measured at the last follow-up

From: Are the outcomes of single-stage open reduction and Dega osteotomy the same when treating DDH in patients younger than 8 years old? A prospective cohort study

 

Group I (n = 35)

Group II (n = 36)

p value

Clinical outcomes

 LLD (mm)a

1.17 ± 0.26 (0–5)

4.52 ± 3.05 (0–15)

< 0.001

 Modified Severin gradeb

0.35

  Grade I

23 (65.7%)

20 (55.6%)

 

  Grade II

10 (28.6%)

9 (25%)

 

  Grade III

2 (5.7%)

6 (16.7%)

 

  Grade IV

0

1 (2.8%)

 

Radiological outcomes

 AIa

26.68 ± 3.65 (19.30–34.10)

27.62 ± 4.59 (19.70–36.50)

0.34

 Severin radiological gradeb

0.26

  Grade I

24 (68.6%)

18 (50%)

 

  Grade II

9 (25.7%)

12 (33.3%)

 

  Grade III

0

0

 

  Grade IV

2 (5.7%)

2 (5.6%)

 

  Grade V

0

1 (2.8%)

 

  Grade VI

0

3 (8.3%)

 

Complicationsb

Avascular necrosis

0

4 (11.1%)

0.06

Infection

0

1 (2.8%)

0.50

Shenton line disruption

2 (5.7%)

6 (16.7%)

0.13

  1. The bold emphasis indicates statistical significance
  2. LLD leg length discrepancy, AI acetabular index
  3. p value was significant if < 0.05 (Nominal data were compared by chi-squared test while continuous data were compared by Student’s t-test)
  4. aData expressed as mean ± SD (range)
  5. bData expressed as frequency (percentage)