Lengthening for functional acetabular dysplasia due to limb length discrepancy: A report of two cases

Osteoarthritis of the hip joint as a complication of limb length discrepancy (LLD) caused by lower extremity deformity is rarely reported in the literature. We report two such cases of osteoarthritic changes of the long leg hip joint due to severe LLD but no developmental dysplasia of the hip. Both...

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Main Authors: Yasuhisa Yoshida, Hidenori Matsubara, Munetomo Takata, Takao Aikawa, Shogo Shimbashi, Shuhei Ugaji, Hiroyuki Tsuchiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction
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Online Access:http://www.jlimblengthrecon.org/article.asp?issn=2455-3719;year=2016;volume=2;issue=1;spage=55;epage=58;aulast=Yoshida