Unequal leg length

Unequal leg length
A girl with a congenital, structural difference in leg lengths walking in a clinic.
SpecialtyRheumatology 

Unequal leg length (also termed leg length inequality, LLI or leg length discrepancy, LLD) is often a disabling condition where the legs are either different lengths (structurally), or appear to be different lengths, because of misalignment (functionally).

Unequal leg length with a very small degree of difference can be common; small inequalities in leg length may affect 40%-50% of the human population. It has been estimated that at least 0.1% of the population have a difference greater than 20 mm (0.79 in). As of June 2024, that is approximately 8.1 million people total in the human population.

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