Elaborate the procedure of measurement of leg length and upper leg length.

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Leg length -
The leg length of a child or adult is measured with a flexible tape from the bottom to the upper edge of greater trochanter.
Upper leg length-
The subject is made to sit on a box with one of the knee bent at 90 degree angle with his back upstraight.measure the upper leg length from the inguinal crease to proximal borderof patella.Record the measurement to the nearest 0.1cm.

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