MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : Coxa Magnas;
DeCS synonym : Femoral Head Deformity;
Related MeSH term : Deformities, Femoral Head; Deformity, Femoral Head; Femoral Head Deformities;
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.