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COXA VALGA

\kˈɒksə vˈalɡə], \kˈɒksə vˈalɡə], \k_ˈɒ_k_s_ə v_ˈa_l_ɡ_ə]\

Definitions of COXA VALGA

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A deformity of the neck of the femur in which the angle formed between the axis of the neck of the femur and the axis of the shaft is more than 130 . [Lat.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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