Multiple Choice
A difference of more than 1/2 in.(1 cm) in leg length discrepancy
A) can be measured,with the person recumbent,from anterior superior iliac spine to lateral malleolus.
B) should be compensated for by a shoe elevation.
C) for the patient with weakness in one limb,a 1/2-in.(1-cm) lift on the contralateral shoe will aid balance of the paralyzed leg during stance phase.
D) all of the above.
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