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Table 2
Overview of management strategies.
| Management | Number of studies reporting | Total number of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative managementa | 8 | 169 |
| Continuous traction | ||
| Russell traction followed by hip spica | 1 | 16 |
| Russell traction followed by Thomas splint | 1 | 10 |
| Skin traction | 1 | 9 |
| Unspecified traction device followed by offloading orthosis | 1 | 22 |
| Immobilizing cast | ||
| Alternating hip spica and knee cylinder | ||
| Offloading with crutches or frame | 2 | 95 |
| 3 | 17 | |
| Joint-preserving surgeriesa | 6 | 44 |
| Femoral/pelvic osteotomy | 3 | 13 |
| Core decompression | 2 | 16 |
| Core decompression + cementoplasty | 1 | 3 |
| Iliac bone grafting | 1 | 12 |
| Arthroplasty | 14 | 207 |
| Total hip arthroplasty | ||
| Cemented | 2 | 40 |
| Uncemented | 10 | 147 |
| Hemiarthoplasty | ||
| Bipolar | 1 | 18 |
| Excision arthroplasty | 1 | 2 |
| Arthrodesis | 1 | 1 |
aMore than one treatment modality was reported.
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