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Femur neck and Varus deformity

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Difference between Femur neck and Varus deformity

Femur neck vs. Varus deformity

The femur neck (femoral neck or neck of the femur) is a flattened pyramidal process of bone, connecting the femoral head with the femoral shaft, and forming with the latter a wide angle opening medialward. In orthopedics, a varus deformity is an inward angulation (medial angulation, that is, towards the body's midline) of the distal segment of a bone or joint.

Similarities between Femur neck and Varus deformity

Femur neck and Varus deformity have 2 things in common (in Unionpedia): Coxa vara, Valgus deformity.

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.

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Valgus deformity

In orthopedics, a valgus deformity is a condition in which the bone segment distal to a joint is angled outward, that is, angled laterally, away from the body's midline.

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Femur neck and Varus deformity Comparison

Femur neck has 22 relations, while Varus deformity has 9. As they have in common 2, the Jaccard index is 6.45% = 2 / (22 + 9).

References

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