Mild to moderate leg length discrepancy causes long-term musculoskeletal complications
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Mild to moderate leg length discrepancies can alter posture, gait, and spinal alignment, potentially contributing to long-term musculoskeletal complications such as low back pain and osteoarthritis.
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Biomechanical implications of mild leg length inequality.
1991 · cited by 122
Paper [0] reviews the biomechanical implications of leg length inequality, noting its association with stress fractures, low back pain, and osteoarthritis.
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Scoliosis and Lower Limb Inequality: To Lift or Not to Lift, That Is the Question.
2024 · cited by 4
Paper [1] discusses how lower limb inequality can induce pelvic misalignments and alter the spine's axis, contributing to scoliotic alterations.
Postoperative leg length discrepancy after hip and knee arthroplasty induces measurable TMJ changes without clinical dysfunction.
2026 · cited by 0
Paper [5] finds that postoperative leg length discrepancies induce measurable positional changes in the temporomandibular system and mandible.