Table 1 Comparison of leg length discrepancy and articulotrochanteric distance difference according to clinical and radiological variables.
From: Leg length discrepancy after in situ fixation with screw for slipped capital femoral epiphysis
Patients | Leg length discrepancy | p-value | Articulotrochanteric distance difference | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age at surgery, year | 0.599 | 0.494 | |||
< 11 | 10 | 12.1 (7.4–21.2) | 10.3 (2.0–18.3) | ||
11–13 | 20 | 14.3 (5.0–30.0) | 12.3 (3.9–25.8) | ||
> 13 | 14 | 12.3 (5.0–30.0) | 9.9 (3.2–27.0) | ||
Sex | 0.902 | 0.723 | |||
Male | 32 | 13.2 (5.0–30.0) | 11.3 (3.2–27.0) | ||
Female | 12 | 12.9 (5.0–24.0) | 10.6 (2.0–24.0) | ||
Symptom duration | 0.512 | 0.113 | |||
Acute | 27 | 12.6 (5.0–24.0) | 10.0 (2.0–20.0) | ||
Chronic | 17 | 13.9 (7.4–30.0) | 12.9 (3.5–27.0) | ||
Stability of slip | 0.154 | 0.902 | |||
Stable | 39 | 12.6 (5.0–30.0) | 11.2 (2.0–27.0) | ||
Unstable | 5 | 17.1 (5.8–23.8) | 10.8 (3.9–15.3) | ||
Severity of slip | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | |||
Mild | 24 | 9.7 (5.0 – 15.8) | 8.3 (2.0–18.3) | ||
Moderate | 20 | 17.3 (5.0–30.0) | 14.5 (4.0–27.0) |
