"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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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 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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Abdelfadeel W, Ahmed MA, Saxena A, Star AM. Determining Radiographic Reliability of Pelvic Landmarks in Assessing Limb Length Discrepancy Following Total Hip Arthroplasty. J Surg Orthop Adv. 2023; 32(1):28-31.
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Bayhan IA, Karatas AF, Rogers KJ, Bowen JR, Thacker MM. Comparing Percutaneous Physeal Epiphysiodesis and Eight-Plate Epiphysiodesis for the Treatment of Limb Length Discrepancy. J Pediatr Orthop. 2017 Jul/Aug; 37(5):323-327.
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Qureshi Y, Kusienski A, Bemski JL, Luksch JR, Knowles LG. Effects of somatic dysfunction on leg length and weight bearing. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2014 Aug; 114(8):620-30.
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Radcliff KE, Orozco F, Molby N, Chen E, Sidhu GS, Vaccaro AR, Ong A. Is pelvic obliquity related to degenerative scoliosis? Orthop Surg. 2013 Aug; 5(3):171-6.
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Lang JE, Scott RD, Lonner JH, Bono JV, Hunter DJ, Li L. Magnitude of limb lengthening after primary total knee arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2012 Mar; 27(3):341-6.
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Carter AH, Sheehan EC, Mortazavi SM, Purtill JJ, Sharkey PF, Parvizi J. Revision for recurrent instability: what are the predictors of failure? J Arthroplasty. 2011 Sep; 26(6 Suppl):46-52.
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Restrepo C, Mashadi M, Parvizi J, Austin MS, Hozack WJ. Modular femoral stems for revision total hip arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2011 Feb; 469(2):476-82.
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Rodriguez-Ramirez A, Thacker MM, Becerra LC, Riddle EC, Mackenzie WG. Limb length discrepancy and congenital limb anomalies in fibular hemimelia. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2010 Sep; 19(5):436-40.
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Jeong C, Inan M, Riddle EC, Gabos PG, Bowen JR. Knee arthritis in congenital short femur after Wagner lengthening. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2006 Oct; 451:177-81.
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Niiler TA, Richards JG, Miller F. Concurrent surgeries are a factor in predicting success of rectus transfer outcomes. Gait Posture. 2007 Jun; 26(1):76-81.