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Hip joint load in relation to leg length discrepancy

Author(s) -

Per Wretenberg

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

medical devices evidence and research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.482

H-Index - 30

ISSN - 1179-1470

DOI - 10.2147/mder.s3714

Subject(s) - gait , joint (building) , gait analysis , orthodontics , physical medicine and rehabilitation , biomechanics , moment (physics) , external rotation , medicine , mathematics , surgery , anatomy , physics , structural engineering , engineering , classical mechanics

Leg length discrepancy is common both in healthy subjects and after total hip arthroplasty (THA). Studies that evaluated leg length following THA have demonstrated a notable inconsistency in restoring leg length. The effects concerning joint load during gait is however not well known. The purpose of this study was to use three-dimensional (3D) gait analysis to evaluate joint load during gait with a simulated leg length discrepancy of 2 and 4 cm. Nine healthy subjects without any history of hip injury participated.

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