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Coxa vara
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Coxa vara includes all forms of decrease of the femoral neck shaft angle (the angle between the neck and the shaft of the femur) to less than 120 degrees. [ ]
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Coxa vara
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The Latin word 'coxa' refers to the hip, and varus is a term for the inward angulation of the distal segment of a bone or joint. The normal range of the angle between the ball and the shaft of the femur is 120 to 135 degrees. Coxa vara can be congenital, developmental, or acquired.
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HP:0002812
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- has_part some (
decreased angle to and
inheres in some neck of femur and
towards some diaphysis of femur and
has modifier some abnormal)