FLORENCE — Orthopaedic surgeons can safely perform ACL reconstruction in prepubescent children, according to results presented by a team of British investigators. Some clinicians assume the procedure ...

Children with limb length discrepancy in their legs typically undergo procedures to shorten their longer leg, which reduces their future adult height. Leg lengthening is usually avoided because it ...

Background: Many people have leg-length discrepancies of greater or lesser severity. No evidence-based studies on the need for treatment are currently available. Methods: This review is based on ...

When balancing treatment options for a child with a significant difference in leg length, doctors typically advise families about the risks and benefits of surgeries to either shorten or elongate one ...

This week we are going to talk about the difference between leg length difference and sacroiliac/iliosacral dysfunction and true leg length difference as in the case of tibial fractures. Leg length ...

Many people will have one leg longer than the other, and often this is why we have one foot larger than the other. Usually the larger foot corresponds to the longer leg, as it has to push down more on ...

WASHINGTON, DC — Parents might want to consider the future earning potential of children with leg-length discrepancies when deciding between the commonly used shortening procedure and the more complex ...