30 May 2026 : Clinical Research
Improved Prediction of Femoral Shortening in Total Hip Arthroplasty for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip Using the Etfal Classification: A 7-Center Validation Study
Hakan Şeşen
ABDEF 1, Yüksel Uğur Yaradılmış ABCDE 2*
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.952198
Med Sci Monit 2026; 32:e952198
Table 1 Distribution of patients according to Etfal and Crowe classifications vs osteotomy.
| Etfal type | No osteotomy | Osteotomy | Crowe type | No osteotomy | Osteotomy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| 2 | 67.9 | 32.1 | 2 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| 3 | 3.6 | 96.4 | 3 | 93.9 | 6.1 |
| 4 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 4 | 20.0 | 8.0 |
| Abbreviations: Numbers depicted as percentages (%). | |||||