1 Surgery on the hip or knee may cause the leg to shrink. 2  Poor posture, where the pelvis is tilted so that one side is higher then the other, thus making the leg on the high side of the pelvis work as if it was shorter than the other leg.
v. sat (sÄt), sitÂ·ting, sits. v.intr. 1. To rest with the torso vertical and the body supported on the buttocks. 2. a. To rest with the hindquarters lowered onto a supporting surface. Used of animals.
Stand is usually a verb. Its past tense and -ed participle is stood. 1. saying where someone is. When you are standing somewhere, your body is upright, your legs are straight, and your weight is supported by your feet. In standard English you don't say that someone 'is stood' somewhere.