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Pediatric Orthopaedic Consultation for Concerning Leg Growth What is a Leg Length Discrepancy? Typically occurring in childhood, a leg length discrepancy is an orthopedic condition in which one leg grows a different length than the other. The severity and causes of this condition vary greatly and can often be connected to other orthopedic conditions. One important way of classifying leg length discrepancy is true leg length discrepancy and functional leg length discrepancy. In cases of functional leg length discrepancy, the legs are actually even in length but some other condition is causing the appearance of unevenness. With true leg length …
Understanding Hip Dysplasia Often times associated with dogs, hip dysplasia affects 3-5% of the population. Most people who have the condition typically are born with it, which makes it important for people to be aware of what it is and how it is diagnosed and treated. Another important aspect of hip dysplasia is that it typically runs in families and affects girls more often. Births where babies are born from the breech position, and when babies are swaddled too tightly on their lower body, can also increase the likelihood of a child developing the condition. What is Hip Dysplasia Hip …
Understanding Chondral Injuries: While Chondral injuries may sound like a scary and unfamiliar medical condition, this simply refers to injuries occurring to cartilage, which is what covers the end of bones to prevent damage to them from movement. The most common types of chondral injuries occur in the knee and can cause intense pain due to the bones in the knee rubbing against each other with no buffer and are called lesions. Depending on the severity of the injury, the pain can even become debilitating and affect day to day life. The two types of Chondral lesions that occur are …
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