Clinical Study

Management of Late Onset Perthes: Evaluation of Distraction by External Fixator—5-Year Follow-Up

Table 2

Clinical outcomes.

ParameterPreopLast follow-up

Trendelenburg sign+ve+ve
Limb length discrepancy (av. cm)2.32.1
Range of motion (mean degree)
 Flexion3178
 Extension−ve−ve
 Abduction1028
 Adduction2126
 Ext. rotation2130
 Int. rotation515