knee replacement surgery and longer leg Posted: 09-02-07 10:18am
Recently I had knee replacement surgery
and during physical therapy, it was noted
by myself and the physical therapist that
I now had one leg longer than the other by
1 inch.Why would this be?
In addition, the surgeon said that, prior
to the knee replacement, I was slightly
knocked-knee and putting in the new knee
created the difference in length.
Shouldn't that have been adjusted for when
choosing the knee replacement?
I'm sorry, but I can't answer your
question at this time. This is a question
for an expert-orthopedist!
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