Persistent low back pain and leg length disparity.
Patients with low back pain who were found to have a leg length discrepancy were treated with a lift to the shoe on the short side. A small group of such patients with longstanding pain had major or total relief over a long period of followup. Clinical characteristics of the low back pain symptoms were distinctive. A useful method to establish leg length discrepancy clinically is described.
Gofton
J P
JP
D000328:Adult; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009983:Orthopedic Equipment; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012775:Shoes