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var·us

(vâr′əs, văr′-)

An abnormal position of a bone of the leg or foot.

[From Latin vārus, crooked.]

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varus

(ˈvɛərəs)

adj

(Pathology) pathol denoting a deformity in which the distal part of a limb is turned inwards towards the midline of the body

[C19: from Latin: bow-legged]

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var•us

(ˈvɛər əs)

n.

abnormal angulation of a bone or joint, with the angle pointing away from the midline.

[1790–1800; < Latin: bent]

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Noun

varus - a deformity in which part of a limb is turned inward to an abnormal degree

deformity, malformation, misshapenness - an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed

valgus - a deformity in which there is an abnormal displacement of part of a limb away from the midline of the body

Translations

va·rus

n. L. varus, doblado o torcido hacia adentro.

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varus

adj varo, desviado hacia dentro (refiriéndose a una extremidad o parte de ella en relación con el eje del cuerpo)

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With respect to the femoral varus compared with the contralateral side, an average of 126.7[degrees] (118[degrees]-139[degrees]) collodiaphyseal angle in the fractured side was calculated (non-fractured side collodiaphyseal angle was 135.5[degrees]).

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The author gives attention to the accounts of the defeat of Varus in the year AD 9, Tacitus's ethnography, and especially the abundant sources on the Goths, Huns, and Franks (143-147, 154).

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Furthermore, longitudinal studies have shown that varus and valgus alignment were associated with incident and progression of medial and lateral knee OA (Felson et al., 2013; Sharma et al., 2010; Sharma et al., 2001).

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The inclusion criteria were the current indications for Oxford medial UKA:[4],[7] isolated anteromedial OA producing pain, preserved full-thickness cartilage in the lateral compartment (joint space width >5 mm on valgus stress radiography), an intact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), posterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament (MCL), range of motion >90[degrees], and varus and flexion deformity <15[degrees].

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Advantages of the piriformis start point include reduction of the incidence of varus malreduction and medial cortex injury with reaming [17].

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The objective of this presentation is the report of 2 cases of childhood posttraumatic cubitus varus with subsequent posterolateral rotatory instability and their treatment with a minimum of 2 years of follow-up.