Coxa valga
Coxa valga describes the relatively steep position of the upper end of the thigh bone . The collum-diaphyseal angle is more than 140 °. It is the counterpart to the Coxa vara .
meaning
The deformity is congenital. If the acetabulum is sufficiently roofed , the intertrochanteric varus is useful. The upper end of the femur is often twisted forward, which can simulate excessive valgity in the pelvic overview. A coxa valga can result in a genu varum.
Unrecognized or untreated, it can lead to dysplasia-related hip dislocation in adults .
literature
- Berthold Butsch: Intertrochanteric varicating osteotomy for coxa valga - medium-term results . Dissertation University of Würzburg 1998.
- Matthias Hammer: Coxa valga et antetorta - a follow-up study based on non-operated cases . Dissertation University of Mainz 1992.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bernhard Grundmann: The coxa valga antetorta, its measurement problems and its role in the pathogenesis of coxarthrosis . Dissertation RWTH Aachen 1984.