Determining Bilateral Leg Lengths

Jim DuGosh

Description

Title:

Determining Bilateral Leg Lengths

Creator:

Jim DuGosh

Date:

5/4/2009

Text:

I have a local hospital that has asked me to provide a way to determine a bilateral lower limb amputee's height. I seem to remember learning a formula at some point that determined the appropriate anatomical length of an amputated lower extremity. I use more crude methods in practice but they need a more specific determinant for providing specific medications. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.



Jim Dugosh, CPO

                          

Citation

Jim DuGosh, “Determining Bilateral Leg Lengths,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 6, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/230118.