"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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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 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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Reconstruction of Bony Defects With Motorized Intramedullary Nails After Tumor Resection. Instr Course Lect. 2024; 73:369-385.
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Half-pin Breakage in Multiplanar External Fixators Used for Pediatric Deformity Correction. J Pediatr Orthop. 2023 Sep 01; 43(8):e686-e691.
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Modular endoprosthetic implant for maximizing residual limb length: A case report. Prosthet Orthot Int. 2019 Feb; 43(1):123-126.
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Femoral Head Size is Correlated With Head Position in Very Elderly Patients. J Arthroplasty. 2017 02; 32(2):587-593.
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Tibial Growth Disturbance Following Distal Femoral Resection and Expandable Endoprosthetic Reconstruction. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2015 Nov 18; 97(22):e72.
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Salvage of failed hip osteosynthesis for fractures with modular hip prosthesis. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2015 Aug; 25(6):1039-45.
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Clinical characteristics and outcomes of neonatal pertussis: a comparative study. J Pediatr. 2010 Mar; 156(3):498-500.
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Ilizarov distraction before revision hip arthroplasty after resection arthroplasty with profound limb shortening. J Arthroplasty. 2009 Aug; 24(5):826.e17-23.
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Limb salvage in the skeletally immature patient. Curr Oncol Rep. 2005 Jul; 7(4):285-92.
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Lower extremity angular malunion: evaluation and surgical correction. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2003 Sep-Oct; 11(5):302-11.