Clinical protocol of leg length inequality

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  • Estela Gómez-Aguilar
  • María Reina Bueno+−
  • Guillermo Lafuente-Sotillos
  • Rubén Montes-Salas
  • José Manuel Castillo-López
Estela Gómez-Aguilar
María Reina Bueno
Universidad de Sevilla
Guillermo Lafuente-Sotillos
Rubén Montes-Salas
José Manuel Castillo-López
Vol. 3 No. 1 (2017), Especial Communication, pages 18-25
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17979/ejpod.2017.3.1.1565
Submitted: May 30, 2016 Accepted: Oct 2, 2016 Published: Jan 15, 2017
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Objectives: To propose a clinical protocol valid and reliable for the study of the differences in length of lower limb (hereinafter DLMI) scan.

Materials and Methods: Literature review in scientific databases, and descriptive study with a total sample of 115 participants: study of different methods of determination and measurement of DLMI.

Results: There is no consensus as to the reliability and validity of methods and measurement instruments existing in the literature. It has been proven the reliability of the proposed protocol, according to the results of other authors and the data obtained in our study.

Conclusions: The Weber-Barstow maneuver, study with tape measure, PALM® and tablets and pelvic compensation level for clinical determination of DLMI is proposed. The anteroposterior telemetry lower limb load as a complementary

Keywords:

leg length inequality, clinical protocol, diagnosis

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