Bilateral Congenital Coxa Vara: Report of one case
10.4055/jkoa.1980.15.3.579
- Author:
Byung Yun HWANG
;
Myung Sool HAN
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
coxa vara;
Pauwels' Y-osteotomy;
waddling gait
- MeSH:
Acetabulum;
Congenital Abnormalities;
Coxa Vara;
Femur;
Growth Plate;
Ilium;
Neck;
Osteotomy;
Parturition;
Walking
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1980;15(3):579-582
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Congenital coxa vara is a rare congenital deformity, seen in infancy and childhood and the ratio of unilateral to bilateral is 3:1. The deformity does not become manifest until after birth and usually not until the age of walking. Pathologically, it consists of a progressively increasing acuteness of the neck-shaft angle;shortnees of the neck; a vertical direction of the epiphyseal plate; an oblique defect of the neck; a greater trochanter extending upward toward the ilium as a besk; a shortened femur; a secondary degenerative changese in the acetabulum due to malposition. We have experienced a case of bilateral congenital coxa vara treated with valgue osteotomy and the case review is presented.
