Is a long leg a risk for hip or knee osteoarthritis?: A 29-year follow-up study of 193 individuals

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: 7% of the asymptomatic population has leg-length inequality (LLI) greater than 12 mm. It has been proposed that LLI of >5 mm can be associated with an increased risk of osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee and hip. We studied a possible association between LLI and OA of the kne...

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Autores principales: Tallroth, Kaj, Ristolainen, Leena, Manninen, Mikko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2017
Materias:
Hip
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5560214/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28665226
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2017.1348066

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5560214/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28665226
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2017.1348066

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