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kaabdo
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 Joined: 2008-07-21

if you have a hip replacement is your leg on the side you had the replacement done, is it common for the leg to be 3-4 inches longer than your normal leg?

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Submitted by kaabdo on Mon, 07/21/2008 - 16:51.

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justin45nwcc
Posts: 27
 Joined: 2008-01-17
that would be a big

that would be a big negative. sounds like you might as well get a shoe lift for the opposite leg though as there is no easy fix for that without a revision.


Sat, 08/09/2008 - 02:01


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