coxa (kok´sah) [L.]
coxa valga,
coxa valga
1. hip.
2. hip joint.
coxa mag´na broadening of the head and neck of the femur.
coxa pla´na osteochondrosis of the capitular epiphysis of the femur.
coxa val´ga deformity of the hip with increase in the angle of inclination between the neck and shaft of the femur. 
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(A) Normal hip joint; (B) coxa vara; (C) coxa valga.
coxa va´ra deformity of the hip with decrease in the angle of inclination between the neck and shaft of the femur.
(A) Normal hip joint; (B) coxa vara; (C) coxa valga.
coxa val·ga (v l g )n. Deformity of the hip in which the angle made by the femoral neck and the femoral shaft is increased. |
coxa valga,
a hip deformity in which the angle normally formed by the axis of the head and neck of the femur and the axis of its shaft is significantly increased.
coxa
pl. coxae [L.] the hip, loosely, the hip joint.
coxa plana
flattening of the head of the femur resulting from osteochondrosis of its epiphysis.
coxa valga
deformity of the hip joint with increase in the angle of inclination between the neck and shaft of the femur, producing a straighter bone.
coxa vara
deformity of the hip joint with decrease in the angle of inclination between the neck and shaft of the femur.
coxa valga
Orthopedics A hip deformity in which the angle between the neck and the shaft of the femur is > 140º
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