"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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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leg Length Inequality" by people in Profiles.
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Yoon C, Shin CH, Kim DO, Park MS, Yoo WJ, Chung CY, Choi IH, Cho TJ. Overgrowth of the lower limb after treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip: incidence and risk factors in 101 children with a mean follow-up of 15 years. Acta Orthop. 2020 04; 91(2):197-202.
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Song MH, Park MS, Yoo WJ, Cho TJ, Choi IH. Femoral overgrowth in children with congenital pseudarthrosis of the Tibia. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2016 07 12; 17:274.
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Song MH, Choi ES, Park MS, Yoo WJ, Chung CY, Choi IH, Cho TJ. Percutaneous epiphysiodesis using transphyseal screws in the management of leg length discrepancy: optimal operation timing and techniques to avoid complications. J Pediatr Orthop. 2015 Jan; 35(1):89-93.
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Lee KM, Chung CY, Gwon DK, Sung KH, Cho JH, Kim TW, Choi IH, Cho TJ, Yoo WJ, Park MS. Parental perspectives on leg length discrepancy. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2012 Mar; 21(2):146-9.