"Leg Length Inequality" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A condition in which one of a pair of legs fails to grow as long as the other, which could result from injury or surgery.
| Descriptor ID |
D007870
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.116.099.655 C23.300.808
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| Concept/Terms |
Leg Length Inequality- Leg Length Inequality
- Inequalities, Leg Length
- Inequality, Leg Length
- Leg Length Inequalities
- Length Inequalities, Leg
- Length Inequality, Leg
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leg Length Inequality" by people in Profiles.
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Asymmetric limb lengthening in the treatment of tibial hemimelia caused by osteomyelitis: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Jan; 98(3):e14031.
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Treatment of limb length discrepancy following total hip arthroplasty. Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2017 Nov 02; 78(11):633-637.
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Prevention of limb length discrepancy in total hip arthroplasty. Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2017 Jul 02; 78(7):385-390.