Diseases

Coxa Vara

Hip deformity in which the femoral neck leans forward resulting in a decrease in the angle between femoral neck and its shaft. It may be congenital often syndromic, acquired, or developmental.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Hip deformity in which the femoral neck leans forward resulting in a decrease in the angle between femoral neck and its shaft. It may be congenital often syndromic, acquired, or developmental.

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27 entry terms
  • Coxa Varus
  • Coxa Varas
  • Vara, Coxa
  • Varas, Coxa
  • Varus, Coxa
  • Acquired Coxa Vara
  • Acquired Coxa Varus
  • Congenital Coxa Vara
  • Congenital Coxa Varus
  • Coxa Vara, Congenital
  • Developmental Coxa Vara
  • Developmental Coxa Varus
  • Infantile Coxa Vara
  • Acquired Coxa Varas
  • Congenital Coxa Varas
  • Coxa Vara, Acquired
  • Coxa Vara, Developmental
  • Coxa Vara, Infantile
  • Coxa Varas, Acquired
  • Coxa Varas, Congenital
  • Coxa Varas, Developmental
  • Coxa Varas, Infantile
  • Coxa Varus, Acquired
  • Coxa Varus, Congenital
  • Coxa Varus, Developmental
  • Developmental Coxa Varas
  • Infantile Coxa Varas

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2012

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Previous Indexing

  • Hip Joint (1964-2011)
  • Joint Diseases (1964-2011)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Coxa Vara. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D060905. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D060905
  2. Coxa Vara. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coxa_vara
  3. Coxa Vara. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1138267