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Leg-length inequality in people of working age. The association between
mild inequality and low-back pain is questionable [see comments] |
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AUTHORS: |
Soukka A; Alaranta H; Tallroth K;
Heliovaara M |
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AUTHOR
AFFILIATION: |
Orthopaedic Hospital of the Invalid
Foundation, Helsinki, Finland. |
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SOURCE: |
Spine
1991 Apr;16(4):429-31 |
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CITATION
IDS: |
PMID: 1828627 UI: 91262703 |
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COMMENT: |
Comment
in: Spine 1992 Apr;17(4):458-60 |
| ABSTRACT: |
Leg-length inequality was measured from
radiographs at the level of the vertices of the femoral heads in 247 men and women aged
35-54 years. Of these, 53 had never had any low-back problem, but they had considerable variation in leg-length inequality (mean SD, 5.5 +/- 4.1 mm; range, up to 20 mm). This
group of symptom-free individuals did not differ from a group of 78 persons who had
disabling low-back pain (LBP) during the previous 12 months (mean SD, 5.3 +/- 4.0 mm;
range, up to 17 mm). The adjusted relative risks (odds ratios) of having LBP ever and of
disabling pain during the last 12 months were 0.78 (95% confidence interval, 0.43-1.17)
and 1.02 (0.68-1.38), respectively, for an increase of 5 mm in leg-length inequality. The
results from this study make an association between mild leg-length inequality and LBP
questionable. |
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MAIN MESH HEADINGS: |
Back
Pain/*etiology
Leg Length Inequality/*complications |
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ADDITIONAL MESH HEADINGS: |
Adult
Back Pain/epidemiology
Comparative Study
Female
Finland/epidemiology
Health Surveys
Human
Leg/radiography
Leg Length Inequality/epidemiology
Leg Length Inequality/radiography
Male
Middle Age
Occupations
Odds Ratio
Risk Factors |
