Cover Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
ISSN:
8750-7315
Online Publication Date:
Jan 1992

Limb length discrepancies

RL Blake Center for Sports Medicine, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, San Francisco, CA 94109.

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H Ferguson Center for Sports Medicine, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, San Francisco, CA 94109.

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7547/87507315-82-1-33
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Examining for a possible limb length discrepancy is an important part of the podiatric biomechanical examination. The authors present a review of the literature pertaining to the definition of and examination for a limb length discrepancy. They present a typical rationale for lift therapy in the treatment of this pathology.

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