BMJ

Longitudinal study of dynamic lower limb alignment during landing in pubescent children

Background Female athletes have increased risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury after puberty. It has been demonstrated that female athletes have greater valgus lower limb alignment than ...
Healio

BLOG: Preserve knee joint, lower extremity alignment using novel meniscus implant

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . This blog reviews the function and importance of menisci in protecting articular cartilage. The authors discuss ...
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Lower limb lengthening helped improve alignment in patient of short stature

Recently published data indicated the Ilizarov ring is a safe for limb lengthening in patients with a short stature and it improves the patient’s self-confidence and psychological status. Researchers ...
News Medical

New test can measure performance for lower-limb amputees using bone-anchored prostheses

The finding is the first to validate the test as a tool to measure performance for lower-limb amputees using bone-anchored prostheses. The study was published recently in the Journal of Bone & Joint ...
BMJ

122 Effects of hamstring flexibility and increased range of motion since childhood on spinal and pelvic sagittal balance and lower extremity alignment: an EOS X-ray-imaging ...

1 Demiroğlu Bilim University Medical Faculty Florence Nightingale Hospital Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Istanbul, Turkey 2 Sisli Florence Nightingale Hospital Physical Therapy and ...