| HIP
normal angle of femoral
inclination (neck-to-shaft) at birth: 140o, adult 120-130o |
| Coxa Valga
Angle of inclination >130o (adult)
(Shaft of femur heads away from the body midline) |
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| Coxa Vara
Angle of inclination <120 (adult)
(Shaft of femur heads toward body midline.) |
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| KNEE
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| Genu Valgum (knock-kneed)
Tibia/fibula (not the joint itself) head away from
midline
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| Genu Varum (bow-legged)
Tibia/fibula (not the joint itself) head toward midline
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| ANKLE |
| Talipes Valgus
Sole faces away from midline
Also called eversion and pronation of the foot. |
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| Talipes Varus
Sole faces midline.
Also called inversion and supination of the foot. |
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| GREAT
TOE |
| Hallux Valgus (bunion)
Great toe heads away from the midline of the body.
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| Hallux Varus (unusual variant in
shoe-wearing populations)
Great toe heads toward midline of the body.
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