This week we are going to talk about the difference between leg length difference and sacroiliac/iliosacral dysfunction and true leg length difference as in the case of tibial fractures. Leg length ...

The most common complications following hip arthroplasty are leg length discrepancy and hip dislocation. Leg length discrepancy is relatively common following hip arthroplasty, with an incidence as ...

A LEG length discrepancy can be either functional or anatomical. But is it important? And what can you do about it? An anatomical leg length discrepancy means that the bones in one leg are a different ...

Background: Many people have leg-length discrepancies of greater or lesser severity. No evidence-based studies on the need for treatment are currently available. Methods: This review is based on ...

Many people will have one leg longer than the other, and often this is why we have one foot larger than the other. Usually the larger foot corresponds to the longer leg, as it has to push down more on ...

Recently, after careful evaluation of an area tennis player who would twist his ankle during a game, it was found that he had a leg lenth shortage. This leg length discrepancy is what created his" ...

Limb length discrepancies of the lower extremity often cause disabling problems of the hips and lower back. It is also known as the short leg syndrome. This problem may affect as much as 75-80 percent ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I had polio when I was 11 years old, many years ago, and miraculously, recovered enough to live a normal life. When I was in my 40s, I developed constant back pain and visited a ...

Recently, after careful evaluation of an area tennis player who would twist his ankle during a game, it was found that he had a leg length shortage. This leg length discrepancy is what created his ...

Can you determine from these radiographs what type of treatment this10-year-old is undergoing, and how long he will need to be treated to correct his 5cm leg length discrepancy? An Ilizarov frame was ...