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

Coxa valga of the right, old epiphyseal solution of the left hip joint

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.

[1] Bernhard Grundmann: The coxa valga antetorta, its measurement problems and its role in the pathogenesis of coxarthrosis . Dissertation RWTH Aachen 1984.