The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol 69, Issue 5 699-705, Copyright © 1987 by Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Limb-length discrepancy measured with computerized axial tomographic equipment
WW Huurman, FS Jacobsen, JC Anderson and WK Chu
A simple, rapid, and accurate method for measuring limb-length
discrepancies with computerized axial tomographic equipment is described.
With this method less irradiation is delivered and some of the errors of
computation are eliminated, compared with conventional methods. The costs
of the technique are comparable with those of scanograms. The method is
particularly applicable in the patient who has contracture of a joint.