The differential diagnosis of some conditions of the hip joint with a few observations on the condition know as Coxa Vara

Abstract

The hip joint is, by reason of its unique structure and arrangement peculiarly liable to disease and malformation, and by reason of its deep-seated position these conditions produce certain difficulties in diagnosis.With these difficulties we propose to deal, by comparing and contrasting coxa vara with other conditions simulating it. For the purpose of a brief survey it is necessary to enter into several points of the anatomy of the hip - especially with the ossification of the acetabulum and upper end of the femur and also into the architecture of these bones.