I have a question about leg descreptiency. I ahve a 2yr old daughter,almost 3. And since she was about a yr old maybe 4 times total she would be fine just walking along and just stop and lift her right leg a bit and start screaming in pain (she didn't step on anything) but as if it were coming from her hip. It happened 2X between the ages of 12 months-18 months or so. And 2X a few weeks ago. We just noticed that her right leg is about 1/2"-1 inch shorter than her left leg. She does walk with a little limp and she falls alot. Her ped refered her to an orthopedic dr. Could the descreptiency be causing the hip pain? And how do you fix that,maybe a lift in her shoe?
Any thoughts are greatly welcomed.
Thank You
C

Anyone have a response?

Have you taken her to the orthopedic doctor yet? It would seem to me that this would be your next step, and should be done quickly.

She actually has an appt this wednesday with an orthopedic at a children's hospital. Wondering what to expect.
Thanks
C

Expect that the orthopedist will at least examine the ROM of her hips, watch her walk, and also x-ray the hips and measure her legs.

Ok. Thank You
C

She saw the orthopedic and said there is only about 2mm difference and it is nothing to worry about she didn't feel as if an xray was necessary.
C