A technique for comparison of leg lengths during total hip replacement.
Leg-length inequality after total hip arthroplasty is not uncommon and can be distressing to the patient. The use of a particular design of Steinmann pin for comparing a patient's leg lengths during total hip arthroplasty is illustrated.
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cambridge Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts, USA.
D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008722:Methods