Leg Length Measurement: Review

In situ leg length measurement technique in hip arthroplasty.

In situ femoral preparation refers to implanting a femoral component before the femoral neck osteotomy and without dislocating the hip joint, which allows the implanted femoral component to be used to measure leg length and offset. One hundred hip arthroplasty surgeries among 93 patients were compared with a control group of 15 patients. A modular neck femoral component was implanted in a techn...

Height, leg length, and cancer risk: a systematic review.

Associations between height and cancer risk have been reported in a number of prospective studies (1, 2). Taller individuals appear to be at increased risk. Furthermore, ecologic analyses indicate that geographic patterns of cancer incidence and mortality are associated with variations in population height (3-5). The most consistent associations have been found in relation to breast cancer (6-8...

The Influence of Limb Position on Leg Length and Offset Measurement during Total Hip Arthroplasty

Introduction: It has been noticed that restoring the offset and equalization of the leg length during the total hip arthroplasty, THA, reduces the risk of the dislocation, limping, and polyethylene wear(1,2). However, ensuring both the leg length and offset according to pre-operative planning during the surgery is a challenging task. One of practical methods to improve the consistency is to mea...

Weight-bearing parallel-beam scanography for the measurement of leg length and joint alignment.

Evaluation of a new leg length measurement algorithm in hip arthroplasty.

Leg length inequality after hip arthroplasty is a major source of patient dissatisfaction and dysfunction. Despite numerous reported methods to intraoperatively determine leg length change, it remains a challenge. We developed a reliable and reproducible method to measure leg length change using surgical navigation. The method measures the change in position of the femur relative to the pelvis ...