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A member asked:
Low-back pain in transfemoral amputees: is there a correlation with static or dynamic leg-length discrepancy?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Yes: Leg length discrepancy correlates with potential back and sacroiliac pain no matter what the cause of leg length difference. Matter of body mechanics and physics.
Answered 10/25/2013
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Anytime: you have a change in your prosthetic components you will put stress into your lumbar spine which will result in abnormal forces there. Also being a transfemoral amputee, do you have a flexion contracture at the hip? If so, this will also place stress on the spine. Recommend seeing a physiatrist that can help with adjusting your prosthesis and abnormalities associated with amputation.
Answered 7/24/2014
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