Open AccessLeg Length Discrepancy— Treatment Indications and Strategies
Author(s) -
B Vogt,
Georg Gosheger,
Thomas Wirth,
Joachim Horn,
Robert Rödl
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
deutsches ärzteblatt international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.436
H-Index - 60
ISSN - 1866-0452
DOI - 10.3238/arztebl.2020.0405
Subject(s) - medicine , osteotomy , distraction , valgus , stress fractures , physical therapy , surgery , neuroscience , biology
Many people have leg-length discrepancies of greater or lesser severity. No evidence-based studies on the need for treatment are currently available.