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Congenital coxa vara

Coxa vara is a deformity of the hip, whereby the angle between the head and the shaft of the femur is reduced to less than 120 degrees. This results in the leg being shortened and the development of a limp. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Cause

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

May Be Caused by

Common: Achondroplasia; Fibrous dysplasia; Multiple epiphyseal dysplasia; Osteogenesis imperfecta; Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia
Uncommon: Arthrogryposis; Cleidocranial dysostosis; Diastrophic dysplasia; Dyggve-Melchior-Clausen dysplasia; Enchondromatosis; Femoral hypoplasia-unusual facies syndrome; Femoral neck defect; Frontometaphyseal dysplasia; Hereditary multiple exostoses; Hyperphosphatasia; Hypophosphatasia; Hypothyroidism; Idiopathic coxa vara; Infantile hypothyroidism; Kniest dysplasia; Melnick-Needles osteodysplasty; Metaphyseal chondrodysplasia Schmid type; Metaphyseal chondrodysplasia Shwachman type; Metatropic dysplasia; Meyer dysplasia of the femoral head; Osteopetrosis; Proximal femoral deficiency; Pseudoachondroplasia; Pseudohypoparathyroidism; Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism; Schmid type; Schwartz-Jampel syndrome; Spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia; Spondylometaphyseal dysplasia corner fracture type; Spondylometaphyseal dysplasia Kozlowski type