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| Femoral fracture is mostly seen in what age group and caused by what? |
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| Fracture of the femor can occur in what 3 places? |
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| femoral neck, intertrochanteric crest, partrochanteric fracture |
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| What injury may present as pain in the knee but is really referred pain from the hip? |
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| Slipped epiphysis of the femoral head |
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| What age group does slipped epiphysis of the femoral head occur in? |
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children and adolescents (10-17 yo)
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| What happens in slipped epiphysis of the femoral head? |
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| the epiphysis of the femoral head may slip away from the femoral neck because of a weakened epiphyseal plate. |
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| What causes slipped epiphysis of the femoral head? |
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| acute trauma, repetitive microtraumas |
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| If the epiphysis slips slowly it can cause what? |
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| The angle of inclination that the long axis of the femoral neck makes with the femoral body varies with what factors? |
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| age, sex, development of the femur |
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| When the angle of inclination of the long axis of the femoral neck and the femoral body is decreased it is called what? |
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| If the angle of inclination with the femoral neck with the femoral body is increased it is called? |
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| What does coxa vara cause? |
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| mild shortening of the lower limb |
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| What does coxa vara limit? |
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| passive abduction of the hip |
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