Observation
- Keep both legs together with hips & knees flexed with the medial malleolus together
- Assess if any length discrepancy between the femur & tibia
Leg length measurement
- Overall measurement: Measure leg length from anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) to medial malleolus
- Femur length: measure from tip of greater trochanter to lateral joint line
- Tibia length: measure from medial joint line to medial malleolus
- Femur head/neck length: measure distance from anterior superior iliac spine to tip of greater trochanter