femoral anteversion

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Related to femoral anteversion: femoral retroversion

femoral anteversion

inward twisting of the femur so that the knees and feet turn inward, usually seen in children or in persons with osteoarthritis of the hip.

fem·o·ral an·te·ver·sion

(fem'ŏr-ăl an'tĕ-vĕr-zhŭn)

A condition of abnormal medial rotation of the thigh at the hip joint.

femoral anteversion

Excessive anterior angulation of the neck of the femur, leading to excessive internal rotation of the femur. The normal value for femoral neck anteversion is approx. 15°.

See also: anteversion

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A normal femoral anteversion (FA) angle is an important factor in maintaining hip stability and normal gait in humans.

Magnetic Resonance Three-dimensional Cube Technique in the Measurement of Piglet Femoral Anteversion

Femoral Anteversion in healthy children: application of a new method using ultrasound.

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Material and Methods: We studied 211 dry adult femora, free of disease, by Kingsley Olmsted method to determine femoral anteversion angle.

Femoral neck anteversion: Is the side wise difference significant?

There are a number of clinical studies about femoral anteversion focused either on technical complexity of measuring the angle in patients (Magilligan 1956; Miller et al.

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Measurement of femoral anteversion by magnetic resonance imaging-evaluation of a new technique in children and adolescents.

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Internal femoral anteversion (IFA), or twisted thighbone, describes the position of the femur, which is medially rotated on its long axis at birth.

Intoeing in children: a systematic review

1994) Silvers & Mandelbaum Increased Q angle, femoral anteversion, (2007) subtalar hyperpronation, and excessive tibial torsion.

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Femoral anteversion is not associated with any functional deficit or long-term risk of osteoarthritis.

GPs are often called on by concerned parents to assess limb deformities in infants and children

Several anatomical factors contribute to PFS, including femoral anteversion, kneecaps pointing toward each other ("squinting patella"), genu varum (bowleg), and tibia varum.

Patellofemoral pain hits female athletes hard

Several anatomic factors contribute to PFS, including femoral anteversion, kneecaps pointing toward each other ("squinting patella"), genu varum (bowleg), and tibia varum.

Runner's knee affects 30% of female athletes: the pain syndrome is usually caused by improper tracking of the kneecap in the patellofemoral groove

Introduction: Femoral anteversion is the measure relative bony rotation (i.

The relationship between femoral anteversion and frontal and transverse plane femoral segment kinematics and hip joint kinetics during a step down maneuver

This position is useful for demonstrating the relationship of the femoral head to the acetabulum and to assess the degree of femoral anteversion.