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leg length discrepancy
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- 2. DEFINATION AKA ANISOMELIA A CONDITION IN WHICH THE PAIRED LOWER EXTREMITY LIMB HAVE NOTICEABLY UNEQUAL LENGH INEQUALITY OF 0.5 TO 2 CM ARE COMMON MORETHAN 2.5 IS ABNORMAL
- 3. CLASSIFICATION 2 TYPES 1ANATOMICAL 2 FUNCTIONAL
- 4. ANATOMICAL STRUCTURAL INEQUALITY IT IS OSSEOUS SHORTENING OF ONE LOWER LIMB B/W TROCHANTER FEMORAL MAJOR AND THE ANKLE MORTISE CONGENITAL –DEVELOPMENTAL ABNORMALITIES ACQUIRED -TRAUMA, FRACTURE, SURGICAL DISORDER
- 5. FUNCTIONAL NON STRUCTURALSHORTENING WITHOUT SHORTENING OSSEOUS COMPONENT CAUSE – MUSCLE WEAKNESS JOINT CONTRACTURE MUSCLE SHORTENING FLLD DEVLOPE DUE TO AN ABNORMAL MOTION OF HIP KNEES ANKLE FOOT IN ANY OF THREE PLANE
- 6. Mc CAW ANDBATES CLASSIFICATION MILD –LESS THAN 3 CM MODERATE -3-6CM SEVERE-MORE THAN 6 CM
- 7. SIGN AND SYMPTOMES LIMPING GAIT UNAPPEALING SHOE LIFT LOW BACKACHE COMPENSATORY SCOLIOSIS DEGENERATIVE ARTHROSIS OF LUMBAR N SACRAL REGION
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- 9. WOOD BLOCK TEST WITH THE PATIENTS STANDING ADD BLOCK UNDER THE SHORT LEG UNTIL THE PELVIS IS LEVEL THEN MEASURE THE BLOCK TO DETERMINE THE LLD
- 10. APPARENT LENGTH FROMUMBILICUS TO MEDIAL MALLEOLUS WITH THE HELP OF MEASURE TAPE
- 11. TRUE LENGTH FROMASIS TO MEDIAL MELLEOLUS
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