What is meant by COXA Plana?

Coxa plana is a disease of the previously normal hip joint in which the bony nucleus of the femoral head becomes necrotic. The dead bone is gradually replaced by the usual stages of bone repair. During this process there is usually some flattening of the normally spherical femoral head.

What is Perthes disease Radiology?

Perthes disease is the name given to idiopathic AVN (avascular necrosis) of the femoral epiphysis in children. It most often occurs in children around the age of 5-6 years and is one of the common considerations when children present with an atraumatic limp or hip pain.

Does Perthes show on xray?

Radiographic features. The best initial test for the diagnosis of Perthes is a pelvic radiograph. In a small number of patients with Perthes, the radiograph will be normal and persistent symptoms will trigger further imaging, e.g. MRI.

What is coxa magna deformity?

Coxa magna is the asymmetrical, circumferential enlargement and deformation of the femoral head and neck. Definitions in the literature vary but enlargement with asymmetry >10% in size is a reasonable cut-off for diagnosis 1.

What causes COXA Magna?

Coxa magna is probably due to a period of relative hyperemia of the capial femur epiphysis between 2 and 8 years of age. The peripheral cartilage of the metaphysis and epiphysis proliferate as a response to reactive hyperemia secondary to synovitis.

What causes COXA Vara?

The most common cause of coxa vara is either congenital or developmental. Other common causes include metabolic bone diseases (e.g. Paget’s disease of bone), post-Perthes deformity, osteomyelitis, and post traumatic (due to improper healing of a fracture between the greater and lesser trochanter).

What is the best treatment for Perthes disease?

The most common surgical procedure for treating Perthes disease is an osteotomy. In this type of procedure, the bone is cut and repositioned to keep the femoral head snug within the acetabulum. This alignment is kept in place with screws and plates, which will be removed after the healed stage of the disease.

Is there a cure for Perthes disease?

Most children with Perthes’ disease eventually recover, but it can take anywhere from two to five years for the femoral head to regrow and return to normal, or close to normal. Perthes’ disease is also known as Legg-Calve-Perthes disease or coxa plana.

Is COXA Valga painful?

Coxa valga usually isn’t a problem in infants, whose hips have a naturally larger angle. But in older kids and adults, it can cause pain, limit mobility in the hip, and make one leg shorter than the other. In time, if it goes untreated, coxa valga can make walking difficult.

Does Cox College offer radiology programs at CoxHealth?

Students based at OMC are required to complete minimal rotations at the CoxHealth campuses while maintaining the majority of their clinical rotations at OMC. The ASR program at Cox College is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology ( www.jrcert.org ).

What is the pathophysiology of coxa Plana?

Coxa plana is flattening of the femoral head epiphysis and is associated with many skeletal disorders: Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease haemophilic hemarthrosis Gaucher disease hypothyroidism spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia multiple epiphyseal dysp…

Which schools offer radiology programs in Texas?

Austin Community College District: The community college system in the state capital of Austin offers a Diagnostic Medical Imaging Radiology Program that culminates in an associate degree.

How many hospitals are in Texas with radiology departments?

Eight of the more than 600 hospitals in the state of Texas have been nationally ranked by the US News & World Report. Hospitals and medical centers with radiology departments are the biggest single employers of radiologic science professionals. Texas has a large and active professional society for radiologic science professionals.