bowleg /bow·leg/ (bo´leg) genu varum; an outward curvature of one or both legs near the knee.
bowleg.
bowleg
bow·leg (b  l g )n. A leg having an outward curvature in the region of the knee. |
bowleg.
See genu varum.
bowleg
an outward curvature of one or both legs near the knee; genu varum.
bowleg
Genu varum Orthopedics External deviation of the knee(s); a certain degree is normally present in infants, and corrects itself with bipedal ambulation; when excessive, rickets is considered–vitamin D-induced osteomalacia allows
bending of the femoral shaft bearing the mechanical brunt of ambulatory kinetics; when combined with anterior curvature of the tibia and fibula, the children have a 'saddle-sore' stance; anterior or antero-lateral bowing of the tibia may
occur in neurofibromatosis with fractures, which may be complicated by pseudoarthrosis
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