The importance of leg length discrepancy after total hip arthroplasty

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 155-157

  Konyves, A ^a   Bannister, Gordon C ^a  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR; HIP; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; LEG LENGTH; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; HIP JOINT; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14044262907     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.87B2.14878     Document Type: Article

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