Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: 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 BioMed Central Review Open Access Anatomic and functional leg-length inequality A review and recommendation for clinical decision-making. Part II the functional or unloaded leg-length asymmetry Gary A Knutson Address 840 W. 17th Suite 5 Bloomington IN 47404 USA Email GaryAKnutson - gaknutson@ Corresponding author Published 20 July 2005 Chiropractic Osteopathy 2005 13 12 doi 1746-1 340-13-12 Received 31 May 2005 Accepted 20 July 2005 This article is available from http content 13 1 12 2005 Knutson licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Part II of this review examines the functional short leg or unloaded leg length alignment asymmetry including the relationship between an anatomic and functional leg-length inequality. Based on the reviewed evidence an outline for clinical decision making regarding functional and anatomic leg-length inequality will be provided. Methods Online databases Medline CINAHL and Mantis. Plus library searches for the time frame of 1970-2005 were done using the term leg-length inequality . Results and Discussion The evidence suggests that an unloaded leg-length asymmetry is a different phenomenon than an anatomic leg-length inequality and may be due to suprapelvic muscle hypertonicity. Anatomic leg-length inequality and unloaded functional or leg-length alignment asymmetry may interact in a loaded standing posture but not in an unloaded prone supine posture. Conclusion The unloaded functional leg-length alignment asymmetry is a likely phenomenon although more research regarding reliability of the measurement procedure and validity relative to spinal dysfunction is needed. Functional leg-length alignment asymmetry .
