The pants too short, the leg too long: Leg length inequality after THA

Orthopedics

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 764-765

  Rubash, Harry E ^a   Parvataneni, Hari K ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; LEG PAIN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 35948978166     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20070901-30     Document Type: Article

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