Many patients have concerns about leg length when they are going to have a total hip replacement. Here I will talk about what we look for and measure before surgery, how the surgery is performed, and what tools and techniques we used to equalize leg lengths during total hip replacement surgery to ensure that leg lengths are equal.

00:00 Intro
00:43 Arthritic Hip is short
01:58 Both hips are arthritic
02:24 assessing leg length
02:55 dislocation
03:35 back issues and pelvic tilt

Anterior or Posterior Approach:    • DIRECT ANTERIOR vs POSTERIOR approach...  

Information about Total Hip Surgery:    • Total Hip Replacement  WHAT you need...  

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