Disease class: bone diseases, Developmental
Also known as
- LLI
- Unequal leg length
- Leg length discrepancy
- LLD
Signs
- Abnormal gait
- Obvious assymetry of legs or pelvic tilting due to length inequality
- Measurement of apparent leg length reveals a significant difference between legs
- Measurement of true leg length reveals a significant difference between legs
Causes
- Congenital
- Often iatrogenic (e.g. after replacement arthroplasty)
Investigations
- X-ray: measurement of bone lengths
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