In rickety children, coxa vara is most often associated with pronounced eversion of both lower extremities, without the capacity for abduction being necessarily restricted, and with but little impairment of function.
Normally the buttocks remain on the same level when the patient stands on one leg; in congenital dislocation the buttock of the limb raised from the ground drops to a lower level; in coxa vara it rises higher.
In osteomyelitis fibrosa, involving the upper end of the femur, a gross form of coxa vara may be observed, of which a marked example is shown in figures on pp.
Pain in the hip and a limp in walking suggest hip-joint disease, but while in coxa vara the movements are chiefly restricted in the direction of abduction, in hip disease they are restricted or absent in all directions.
Coxa Vara following Fracture of Neck of Femur in a child.
The greatest difficulty is met with in cases in which the disease occurs as mon-articular affection in adolescents, for the resemblance to tuberculous disease of the hip and to coxa vara may be close.
If the condition is not recognised and treated, it is liable to be followed by the development of coxa vara (Royal Whitman) (Fig.
The sand hills, some of them almost inaccessible to foot-passengers, were surveyed off and mapped into fifty vara lots--a vara being a Spanish yard.
An' accordin' to what Sergeant said, Bethlehem sud not be sae vara far away frae here.
We have already mentioned the cave Borza-vara near the castle of Dame Rapson; another haunt of fairies is the cave near Almas, and the cold wind known as the "Nemere" is said to blow when the fairy in Almas cave feels cold.
I marvel much that some modern wit has not published a collection of these essays under the title of the Glaziers Triumph over Sawney the Scot -- I'm persuaded it would be a vara agreeable offering to the patriots of London and Westminster.
Vara terse and vara poignant,” said he; “but with the help of a wat dishclout it might be rendered more clear and parspicuous.
They are two varas high and three fourths of a vara wide.
Palacio's miscellaneous relics are, a large stone in the form of an eagle with a tablet of hieroglyphics a vara long on its breast; a stone cross three palms high, with a broken arm; and a supposed baptismal font in the plaza.
A vara is a little over thirty-three inches; a labor is about one hundred and seventy-seven acres.
If it is sovara good," said Sir Andrew, "we maun insist on hearin' it.
Vara extraordinar," rejoined the small husky voice from the dark corner--"Vara extraordinar.
They have one palmo, more or less, of freeboard; and they carry eighty or one hundred Indians who act as rowers, who use certain oars one vara in length.
One vara of this cloth [lienço] costs less than one-half real.
He was a vara fine gentleman, that never loaded his ain gun, and a'most thought it too much trouble to pull the trigger.
We are vara primitive in the Hielands, and we keep to our ain national customs in dress and everything; and we are vara slow to learn, and even when we try we are nae ower successfu' in our imitations, which sometimes cost us dearly enough.
Suddenly a stranger appeared, with the vara of an alguazil of the Inquisition, who sought out two familiars and commanded them to assist him in making an arrest.
He represented himself as an alguazil, carrying a vara de justicia and using the name of the inquisitor-general.
Vara looked in many times a day, as she passed the window to bring home the cows, or going with a can to the well; and always at sight of her Cleg smiled happily.
At all events, any way that Vara thought about it, there was little doubt that Cleg was in imminent peril of his life.
Yet the sounds did not resemble any of those with which Vara had been recently acquainted.
Kissing was very well in its way, though Varahad not been pleased when she heard of it.
There came the sound of footsteps running through the wood, and Vara dragged Gavin back into the shelter of the alders which grew thick and rank in the marsh at the end of the fence.
Vara felt that this time of bliss was too sweet to last.
Vara looked often at Kit, with his free breezy ways and erect carriage.
It was not, therefore, till Vara had managed to persuade him in the most solemn way that she had no intention of ever going back that he consented to accompany her upon her desperate quest.
It's Farintosh, I doubt: and vara excellent gude as I've tasted for mony a day.
And there's a gey lot of folks i' this warld 'd like vara weel to abide, but they're a hantle too lazy to walk.
You're vara nigh strangers, young leddies," said Elspie, as she ironed away.
I'd ha'e likit weel to see him come hame to Abbotscliff-- vara weel.
The warld gaes vara weel wi' me, thanks to ye for speirin'.
My mither says she's vara sure he'll be here the morn, begging and praying ye to tak' him in and keep him safe frae his puir auld uncle's ghaist.
Mind ye, He was unco gentle wi' the puir despised publicans, and vara tender to the wife that had been a sinner.
She was vara shortshafted, an' her gear was all aft.
Bell was a vara judeecious man--for an Aberdonian.
Now if you'd put that in your pamphlet it would have been vara jocose.
Within this Vara Yima made a reservoir, the banks of which furnished an unfailing supply of food, and were the haunt of birds.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "vara" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
