Femur surgery frequently results in measurable post-operative limb length discrepancy.
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Multiple studies indicate that femur surgery and fracture management frequently lead to post-operative limb length discrepancies.
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Analysis of Postoperative Knee Dysfunction Following a Distal Femur Fracture Managed by Different Surgical Methods.
2026 · cited by 0
Paper 1 explicitly identifies limb shortening in a significant subset of patients following distal femur fracture surgery.
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A Comparative Study of the Radiological and Functional Outcomes Between the Titanium Elastic Nailing System and Long-Leg Cast Immobilization in Pediatric Femoral Shaft Fractures: A Retrospective Study.
2026 · cited by 0
Paper 2 notes that pediatric femoral shaft fractures treated with traditional immobilization or fixation frequently experience limb-length discrepancy.