The Regional Medical Research Center for Tribal Jabalpur in 2004 conducted a study in Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh under Chakma and Vinay, which revealed a high prevalence of
genu valgum (51.
The prevalence of fractures,
genu valgum, musculoskeletal pain (e.
She was found to have
genu valgum at the knee joint, pectus carniatum, scoliosis and cystic changes in pelvis and calvarium.
Variants in lower extremity anatomy and alignment, including high Q angles,
genu valgum, or patellofemoral dysplasia, can contribute to patellar maltracking and additionally induce patellar instability.
X-ray lower limbs showed bony equinovarus deformity of right foot and
genu valgum deformity at right Knee.
As the child attained the height of 122 cm, there was a limb length discrepancy of 2 cm along with
genu valgum of about 10 degrees with medial axis deviation of 33 degrees on right side.
Genu valgum is the medical term for knocked knees - inward curving of the legs so the knees touch, causing the feet to be kept apart.
Definitive causes were not identified in the literature, but some of the many possibilities included muscular fatique due to excessive physical activity, postural deviations such as pes planus (flat feet), pronated feet,
genu valgum (knock knees), and medical conditions and pathologies such as juvenile arthritis, osteomyelitis, Ross River virus, a fracture across the growth plate, and Osgood-Schlatter's syndrome.
Paediatric outcomes regarding
genu valgum, slipped upper femoral epiphyses were hardly ever reported.
Finally the
genu valgum spontaneously correct by the age of 7 years to that of the adult alignment of the lower limbs of 8 degrees of valgus in the female and 7 degrees in the male.
AKnock-knee, or
genu valgum to give it its medical name, is where the ankles are abnormally far apart (over 10 cm) when the knees are together.
Ancak SED'li hastalarda boyun instabilitesi, skolyoz, kifoz veya lordoz artisi seklinde omurga deformiteleri, miyopi ve retinal dekolmani gibi goz anomalileri, koksa vara,
genu valgum, ayakta ekinovarus deformitesi, kalca, diz ve omuzlarda dejeneratif eklem hastaliklari gibi eklem problemleri nedeniyle morbiditesi mevcuttur.
