Assessing leg length discrepancy after femoral fracture: Clinical examination or computed tomography?

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 319-321

  Harris, Ian ^a   Hatfield, Angela ^a   Walton, Judie ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computed tomography scanogram; Femoral fracture; Leg length discrepancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PERCEPTION; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 20444492028     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2005.03349.x     Document Type: Review

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