Clinical measurement and significance of leg length and lilac crest height discrepancies

Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 57-60

  Fischer, Peter ^a  

^a NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Iliac Crest Height; Leg Length; Measurement; Palpation; X ray

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMUR HEAD; HUMAN; ILIAC CREST; LEG LENGTH; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030789892     PISSN: 10669817     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/jmt.1997.5.2.57     Document Type: Article

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