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Table 2 Mean variation in angle of external rotation (post plication – pre-plication)

From: Capsular plication in the non-deformity hip: impact on post-operative joint stability

 

TECHNIQUE USED

FIRST TECHNIQUE

Primary plication

SECOND TECHNIQUE

Two triangles

THIRD TECHNIQUE

Re-draping

Hip flexion angle (°)

Hip flexion angle (°)

Hip flexion angle (°)

SAMPLES

0.0

15.0

30.0

0.0

15.0

30.0

0.0

15.0

30.0

A

−4.1

3.8

11.3

−1.0

5.1

12.9

1.3

6.5

12.7

B

1.3

2.7

20.4

2.9

10.8

23.0

3.4

3.2

14.5

C

0.6

0.3

−3.7

−2.6

0.2

−3.3

−4.5

−0.9

−6.9

D

−2.4

1.9

−6.0

5.5

5.4

− 3.5

2.4

2.6

− 0.1

E

−4.4

−5.7

− 0.4

−3.2

0.8

−2.2

−6.5

− 0.4

− 2.4

F

−7.0

−3.0

−0.4

−3.7

−1.9

− 3.2

− 5.2

3.3

− 4.7

G

0.5

5.0

4.3

1.1

1.8

−1.3

2.2

6.0

1.6

H

0.6

2.2

1.5

0.1

3.4

−0.1

3.2

1.2

−4.0

I

0.6

1.9

2.9

−0.4

2.2

0.3

−2.3

0.3

−3.3

J

−1.9

− 2.0

1.2

− 3.6

− 3.4

− 1.0

− 2.4

−4.1

0.4

K

− 1.0

1.8

3.7

−0.2

3.4

6.5

−0.2

0.0

4.1

L

0.1

5.4

−0.2

1.6

5.8

−3.0

1.8

3.9

−1.3

MEAN

−1.4

1.2

2.9

−0.3

2.8

2.1

−0.6

1.8

0.9

STANDARD DEVIATION

2.6

3.3

7.0

2.8

3.8

8.2

3.5

3.1

6.7

P value (compared with no variation)

0.08

0.23

0.18

0.72

0.03

0.39

0.59

0.07

0.66