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Rheumatology. Unequal leg length (also termed leg length inequality, LLI or leg length discrepancy, LLD) is often a disabling condition where the legs are either different lengths (structurally), or appear to be different lengths, because of misalignment (functionally). Unequal leg length with a small degree of difference is very common; small ...
Coxa vara is a deformity of the hip, whereby the angle between the head and the shaft of the femur is reduced to less than 120 degrees. This results in the leg being shortened and the development of a limp. It may be congenital and is commonly caused by injury, such as a fracture. It can also occur when the bone tissue in the neck of the femur ...
Hemipelvectomy, also known as a pelvic resection, is a surgical procedure that involves the removal of part of the pelvic girdle. This procedure is most commonly performed to treat oncologic conditions of the pelvis. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Hemipelvectomy can be further classified as internal and external hemipelvectomy. [ 1 ][ 2 ] An internal ...
X ray of deformity by Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease of the right hip (left side of X-ray) Children younger than six have the best prognosis, since they have time for the dead bone to revascularize and remodel, with a good chance that the femoral head will recover and remain spherical after resolution of the disease. [19]
May–Thurner syndrome (MTS), also known as the iliac vein compression syndrome, [1] is a condition in which compression of the common venous outflow tract of the left lower extremity may cause discomfort, swelling, pain or iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis. Specifically, the problem is due to left common iliac vein compression by the overlying ...
Hip dysplasia can be diagnosed by ultrasound [43] and projectional radiography ("X-ray"). [44] Ultrasound imaging is generally preferred at up to 4 months due to limited ossification of the femoral head up until then, and is the most accurate method for imaging of the hip during the first few months after birth.
D019644. MedlinePlus. 002975. [ edit on Wikidata] Hip replacement is a surgical procedure in which the hip joint is replaced by a prosthetic implant, that is, a hip prosthesis. [ 1 ] Hip replacement surgery can be performed as a total replacement or a hemi/semi (half) replacement.
X-ray of the open fracture of the left leg; the external fixator was installed ca. 24 hrs. in hospital. X-ray of the open fracture site immediately after installation of the Ilizarov apparatus. Superior perspective of the Ilizarov apparatus and the Kirschner pins in the left leg at two weeks post-surgical.