Reducing Limping by Tibial Lengthening Along Nails in Adult Unilateral Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip with High Dislocation

Reducing Limping by Tibial Lengthening Along Nails in Adult Unilateral Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip with High Dislocation

Background/Purpose: Treatment of adult neglected developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) with high dislocation is still not established. The main concern of young patients is leg-length discrepancy (LLD), which leads to limping gait and impaired body image. Such patients usually ask for a minimally...

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Main Authors: Shier-Chieg Huang, Ting-Ming Wang, Yang-Chen Chou, Jinn Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-07-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Subjects:
adults
bone lengthening
congenital hip dysplasia
developmental disabilities
leg length inequality
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664608601679

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