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Can scoliosis and mild disc herniations cause one leg to be skinnier than the other. its clearly skinnier but emg ruled out atrophy. dr doesn't know y?
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Measure leg: Start by measuring the leg circumference a fixed distance from an anatomic land mark. If the numbers are off by a lot get another opinion.
Answered 4/29/2014
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