Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and directed various community and nonprofit organizations. She has conducted in-depth research on social and economic issues ...

Even when a child escapes the worst ravages of polio, he is sometimes left with one leg shorter than the other. Surgeons have long sought some sure method for evening up such legs. The most popular ...

A child may have one leg shorter than the other because of injury, disease, or accident of growth. Whatever the cause, the cure has puzzled surgeons. They have tried various methods of evening up the ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Four years ago, my wife had hip surgery caused by a fall. About eight months after the surgery, she noticed her left leg was 3 inches shorter that her right one. Her doctor agreed it ...

Ever looked in the mirror and thought, “Why do I look like I’m all legs?” If you’ve got a long legs and short torso body type ...