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Management of Limb Length Discrepancy in Total Hip Arthroplasty

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Restoring the limb length equal to the contralateral leg is one of the major goals for the surgeon along with relieving the pain of the patient and achieving stability of the replaced hip joint. The patient and the surgeon, both are equally concerned about the limb length inequality after the surgery. It has been seen that most patients perceive that the operated limb is slightly or significantly longer as compared to the normal or contralateral limb. The surgeon faces a major challenge between the stability of the hip prosthesis and limb length equality during the surgery and most of the time, the slightly longer limb is accepted to achieve extra stability and avoid any dislocation later on. There are number of methods that can be used to measure the limb length during the surgery but none of them is 100% accurate. During the course of this chapter, we will discuss the various methods of measuring the limb length during the surgery.

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Jangid, S., Chandra, M. (2023). Management of Limb Length Discrepancy in Total Hip Arthroplasty. In: Sharma, M. (eds) Hip Arthroplasty. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-5517-6_32

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