Review Article
A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Surgical and Nonsurgical Treatment of Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease: A Review of the Literature
Table 4
Results of containment research studies.
| Research | Number of subjects | Gender | Age (year) | Follow-up period (year) | Method | Results (%) |
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Martinez et al. [20] | 60 | 49 male, 11 female | 5–11 | 1.5 | Abduction orthosis | 60.3 good, 30.9 fair, 8.8 poor |
Herndon et al. [21] | 17 | No information | 7 | No information | Brace | 64.7 good, 17.6 fair, 17.6 poor |
Meehan et al. [22] | 34 | No information | 8 | 6.7 | Scottish Rite orthosis | 9 good, 26 fair, 65 poor | Stulberg et al. [19] | 88 | 76 male,12 female | 7.5 | 47.3 | Bed rest with sling | 26 good, 25 fair, 49 poor | Harrison et al. [13] | 233 | 160 male, 53 female | No information | 5.8 | Birmingham splint | 57 good, 38 fair, 5 poor |
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