What does LLD stand for?

5 An excellent result was defined as bone union, no infection, deformity of <7°, and leg length discrepancy of <2.

Running in the same direction day after day on a paved street with a slanted surface, as most streets indeed have, serves as a functional leg length discrepancy.

The relationship between leg length discrepancy and lumbar facet orientation.

Having certain structural abnormalities, such as a malalignment of your knees, flat feet, or a leg length discrepancy, can leave you more prone to knee problems.

Leg length discrepancy assessment: accuracy and precision in five methods.

There are multiple alignment problems that can contribute to this including rotation of your femur, genu valgus or knock-knees, leg length discrepancy (either functional, when running on the same side of a cambered surface, or actual), excessive curvature of your back (lordosis), hip flexor tightness, hamstrings tightness, weak quadriceps, imbalance between hamstrings and quadriceps, or other biomechanical problems.

Make sure that a sports medicine professional evaluates your gait, your feet and running shoes, and considers leg length discrepancy.

Having one leg on the high side of the road can cause a functional leg length discrepancy and result in injury.