Influence of leg length discrepancy on clinical results after total hip arthroplasty - a prospective clinical trial

HIP International

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 441-449

  Plaass, Christian ^a,b   Clauss, Martin ^a   Ochsner, Peter E ^a   Ilchmann, Thomas ^a  

^a Kantonsspital Liestal   (Switzerland)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical outcome; Leg length; Leg length measurement; Limb length; Total hip arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HARRIS HIP SCORE; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; HEALTH STATUS; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 79960995646     PISSN: 11207000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/HIP.2011.8575     Document Type: Article

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