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coxa vara

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coxa (kok´sah) [L.]
1. hip.

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.
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(A) Normal hip joint; (B) coxa vara; (C) coxa valga.

coxa var·a (vâr)
n.
Deformity of the hip in which the angle made by the neck and shaft of the femur is decreased.

coxa vara,
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 decreased. Also called coxa adducta, coxa flexa.

coxa [kok´sah] (L.)
1. hip.
coxa pla´na flattening of the head of the femur resulting from osteochondrosis of its epiphysis.
coxa val€´ga deformity of the hip joint with increase in the angle of inclination between the neck and shaft of the femur.
coxa va´ra deformity of the hip joint with decrease in the angle of inclination between the neck and shaft of the femur.

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 vara
Orthopedics A hip deformity in which the femoral neck is too horizontal


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Then follows a section on anatomic disorders, which covers disorders of the neck, scoliosis, kyphosis, other anatomic disorders of the spine, disorders of the upper extremity, developmental dysplasia of the hip, Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, congenital coxa vara, disorders of the femur, disorders of the knee, disorders of the leg, disorders of the foot, and limb length discrepancy.
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