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how would you type 1/2 to 3/4 inch. sm.

Posted By: mt on 2009-06-08
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Subject: how would you type 1/2 to 3/4 inch. sm.

Examination of the left hip shows there is about a ½ to ¾ inch leg length discrepancy. tia.


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