Axial and appendicular body proportions for evaluation of limb and trunk asymmetry
Weinberg DS, Liu RW, Li SQ, Sanders JO, Cooperman DR. Axial and appendicular body proportions for evaluation of limb and trunk asymmetry. Acta Orthopaedica 2016, 88: 1-7. PMID: 27998211, PMCID: PMC5385114, DOI: 10.1080/17453674.2016.1265876.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpine heightYears of ageHemi-hypertrophyHealthy childrenUpper extremityLower extremitiesHeight ratioTrunk asymmetryClinical measurementsClinical ratiosStudy periodBody proportionsChild growthLimbAsymmetric limbLongitudinal studyTotal arm lengthChildrenExtremitiesShort limbsDeficitsProportionYearsPatientsLong limbsCapital Femoral Growth Plate Extension Predicts Cam Morphology in a Longitudinal Radiographic Study
Morris WZ, Weinberg DS, Gebhart JJ, Cooperman DR, Liu RW. Capital Femoral Growth Plate Extension Predicts Cam Morphology in a Longitudinal Radiographic Study. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2016, 98: 805-812. PMID: 27194490, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.15.01028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentEpiphysesFemaleFemur HeadGrowth PlateHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleObserver VariationReproducibility of ResultsSex FactorsConceptsCapital femoral epiphysisEpiphyseal extension ratioLongitudinal radiographic studyCapital femoral physisCam morphologyAlpha angleEpiphyseal extensionFemoral epiphysisLeft hipFemoral physisRadiographic studiesFemoral growth plateExcellent diagnostic accuracyAnnual radiographsPhyseal closureStage 5Femoral neckAnteroposterior radiographsClinical relevanceHealthy adolescentsFemoral headMean increaseSuperior epiphyseal extension ratioRatio of extension