Specialty medical genetics ICD-9-CM 736.31, 755.61 MeSH D060906 | ICD-10 M21.0, Q65.8 DiseasesDB 34851 | |
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Coxa valga is a deformity of the hip where the angle formed between the head and neck of the femur and its shaft is increased, usually above 135 degrees. It is caused by a slipped epiphysis of the femoral head.
The differential diagnosis includes neuromuscular disorders (i.e. cerebral palsy, spinal dysraphism, poliomyelitis), skeletal dysplasias, and juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
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