"Leg Length Inequality" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A condition in which one of a pair of legs fails to grow as long as the other, which could result from injury or surgery.
| Descriptor ID |
D007870
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.116.099.655 C23.300.808
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| Concept/Terms |
Leg Length Inequality- Leg Length Inequality
- Inequalities, Leg Length
- Inequality, Leg Length
- Leg Length Inequalities
- Length Inequalities, Leg
- Length Inequality, Leg
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leg Length Inequality" by people in Profiles.
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Painful Hip Arthroplasty: What Should We Find? Diagnostic Approach and Results. J Arthroplasty. 2019 Aug; 34(8):1802-1807.
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Perceived Leg-Length Discrepancy After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: Does Knee Alignment Play a Role? Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2016 Nov/Dec; 45(7):E429-E433.
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Growth Abnormalities Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in the Skeletally Immature Patient: A Systematic Review. Arthroscopy. 2016 08; 32(8):1714-23.
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Preventing Leg Length Discrepancy and Instability After Total Hip Arthroplasty. Instr Course Lect. 2016; 65:225-41.
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Leg-length inequalities following THA based on surgical technique. Orthopedics. 2013 Apr; 36(4):e395-400.
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Achieving stability and lower limb length in total hip arthroplasty. Instr Course Lect. 2011; 60:229-46.
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Achieving stability and lower-limb length in total hip arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2010 Nov 17; 92(16):2737-52.
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When advanced techniques are needed to confirm a commonplace diagnosis. Spine J. 2005 Jan-Feb; 5(1):117.
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Complications of total hip arthroplasty: neurovascular injury, leg-length discrepancy, and instability. Bull Hosp Jt Dis. 2001-2002; 60(3-4):134-42.