dictionary help| neck-shaft angle --> angle of inclination | medical dictionary |
<orthopaedics> The angle formed by the meeting of a line drawn through the shaft of the femur with one passing through the long axis of the femoral neck; normally it is about 127°.
Synonyms: angle of depression, neck-shaft angle.
(05 Mar 2000)
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