Diseases

Coxa Magna

Deformity of the hip characterized by enlargement and deformation of the FEMUR HEAD and FEMUR NECK, often with associated changes in the ACETABULUM. These changes may be secondary to other diseases (e.g. LEGG-PERTHES DISEASE; ARTHRITIS; HIP DISLOCATION, CONGENITAL) or TRAUMA.

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Deformity of the hip characterized by enlargement and deformation of the FEMUR HEAD and FEMUR NECK, often with associated changes in the ACETABULUM. These changes may be secondary to other diseases (e.g. LEGG-PERTHES DISEASE; ARTHRITIS; HIP DISLOCATION, CONGENITAL) or TRAUMA.

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5 entry terms
  • Coxa Magnas
  • Femoral Head Deformity
  • Deformities, Femoral Head
  • Deformity, Femoral Head
  • Femoral Head Deformities

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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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2017

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Previous Indexing

  • Bone Diseases (1963-2016)
  • Femur (1963-2016)
  • Femur Head (1963-2016)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Coxa Magna. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000070603. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000070603
  2. Coxa Magna. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55044913