There is more than one way around an LLD....
/Leg length discrepancies. Love them, hate them, they happen. They can be either functional, anatomical or both.
No matter what the cause, there are numerous ways to compensate for a leg length discrepancy. Today we are going to look at one of the more common ones, "leaning" to the short leg side to create enough clearance for the opposite lower extremity. This patient has a left sided short leg. Note how he abducts his pelvis, utilizing both the stance limb gluteus medius and swing limb quadratus lumborum of the left leg to create enough space to swing the right leg through.
Want to know more about LLD’s and their compensations? Join us on onlinece.com, Wednesday, April 17th for Biomechanics 307. 6 PM Mountain time. See you there!
Dr Ivo Waerlop, one of The Gait Guys.
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