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| ICD9 = {{ICD9|736.81}}, {{ICD9|755.30}} |
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| ==Overview==
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| '''Unequal leg length''' or '''leg length inequality''' (LLI) refers to a medical condition where the [[leg]]s are of different sizes.
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| One form is "leg length alignment asymmetry" (LLAA ) is a condition in [[physiology]] where one leg (the 'short leg', or unloaded leg) is unequal in length while in a supine or prone position (i.e., laying down).
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| LLAA can be either anatomical in nature (short bones due to growth or an accident) or [[neuromuscular]] (hypertonicity in the musculature of the [[pelvis]] or [[leg]]).<ref>[http://www.chiroandosteo.com/content/13/1/12 Knutson, G. A. "Anatomic and functional leg-length inequality: A review and recommendation for clinical decision-making. Part II, the functional or unloaded leg-length asymmetry".] Chiropractic & Osteopathy 2005, 13:12 doi:10.1186/1746-1340-13-12.</ref>
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| ==References==
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