MARIA C. OGDEN's research while affiliated with Harvard Medical School and other places

Publications (2)

Article
Leg length discrepancy (LLD) may be determined by comparison of leg (lower extremity) lengths measured during physical examination or by radiographic means. Leg lengths may be measured with the patient in standing, weight-bearing position or in supine position. We used a low dose digital radiographic unit to test the hypothesis that there is a diff...
Article
Cleveland RH, Kushner DC, Ogden MC, Herman TE, Kermond W, Correia JA. Determination of leg length discrepancy: a comparison of weight-bearing and supine imaging. Invest Radiol 1988;23:301-304. Leg length discrepancy (LLD) may be determined by comparison of leg (lower extremity) lengths measured during physical examination or by radiographic means....

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... There is considerable disagreement in the literature regarding the validity and reliability of clinical methods. While people continue to be taught to use tape measures to note from the malleoli to the umbilicus or the ASIS, this method often results in inaccurate estimates of discrepancy [18,26,27]. ...
... AP pelvic radiographs can be obtained with the patient in standing, weight-bearing position or in supine position. Cleveland et al. previously compared LLD measurements achieved using both standing and supine pelvic radiographs and, using 10 mm as the threshold for meaningful difference, reported no difference between the two tests [42]. Despite this, surgical planning for THA has traditionally preferred supine AP radiographic images of the pelvis. ...