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Review
. 1992 Jan;82(1):33-8.
doi: 10.7547/87507315-82-1-33.

Limb length discrepancies

R L Blake  1 , H Ferguson
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Review

Limb length discrepancies

R L Blake et al. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 1992 Jan.

Abstract

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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