Abnormal growth of the proximal femur due to apophyseal-epiphyseal coalescence resulting in coxa valga--a report of two cases in adolescents

Acta Orthop. 2011 Aug;82(4):507-9. doi: 10.3109/17453674.2011.584210. Epub 2011 May 11.

Authors

Peter A A Struijs¹, Roelof-Jan Oostra, Rick R van Rijn, Philip P Besselaar

Affiliation

¹ Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery, Emma Children’s Hospital, Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam, the Netherlands. p.a.struijs@amc.uva.nl

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Epiphyses / diagnostic imaging*
Femur / diagnostic imaging
Femur / growth & development*
Femur Head / diagnostic imaging
Growth Plate / diagnostic imaging
Hip Dislocation / diagnostic imaging
Hip Dislocation / etiology*
Humans
Male
Radiography