Disease or Syndrome
coxa magna
Subclass of:
Bone Diseases
Definitions related to coxa magna:
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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.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Widening of the femoral head and neck.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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