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Leg length discrepancy: A systematic review on the validity and reliability of clinical assessments and imaging diagnostics used in clinical practice.

Martin AlfuthPatrick FichterAxel J Knicker
Published in: PloS one (2021)
For the clinical assessment of LLD, the block test appears to be the most useful method. Full-length standing anteroposterior radiography seems to be the most valid and reliable method and may be used as global reference standard to measure the anatomic LLD when comparing clinical methods and imaging diagnostics.
Keyphrases
  • clinical practice
  • high resolution
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • magnetic resonance
  • mass spectrometry