Clinical Study

Shelf Acetabuloplasty in the Treatment of Severe Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease: Good Outcomes at Midterm Follow-Up

Table 1

Selected epidemiological and radiographic data on 20 patients treated with shelf procedure for Perthes disease.

No.  Age
 (years)
GenderSideBefore operationAt the final follow-up
Reimer’s indexWiberg angleReinbergCatterallHerringReimer’s indexWiberg angleStulberg

19Right37%17°IVIIIB5%40°II
210Right32%15°IIIIIIB/C0%34°I
36Right29%18°IIIIIIB0%40°I
410Left32%16°IVIVC4%38°II
59Right30%17°IIIIIIB/C7%40°III
69Left25%19°IIIIIIB4%40°II
712Left31%18°IIIIIIB/C9%33°III
811Right41%14°IIIIIIB2%34°III
95Left27%19°IVIVC5%34°II
1012Left36%16°IVIVC23%25°III
117Left37%17°IIIIIB/C21%26°III
127Right23%19°IIIIIIB2%36°II
1313Right30%18°IIIIVC2%36°II
146Left35%18°IIIIB11%32°II
1514Right43%14°IVIIIB19%28°II
169Left33%18°IIIIIIB/C9%33°II
1714Right31%17°IVIIIB/C7%31°II
187Left30%19°IIIIB13%33°II
1910Right35%16°IIIIIIB20%33°II
2012Right26%19°IIIIIIB/C16%23°IV
217Left30%18°IIIIIB18%26°II
228Left26%19°IIIIVC14%23°IV
2310Left35%17°IIIIVC21%25°III