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genu /ge·nu/ (je´nu) pl. ge´nua   [L.]
1. the knee.
2. any kneelike structure.
genu extror´sum  bowleg.
genu intror´sum  knock-knee.
genu recurva´tum  hyperextensibility of the knee joint.
genu val´gum  knock-knee.
genu va´rum  bowleg.
ge·nu (jn, jny)
n. pl. gen·u·a (jny-)
1. Knee.
2. An anatomical structure resembling the angular shape of a flexed knee.
genu
[jē′no̅o̅]
Etymology: L, knee
the knee or any angular structure resembling the flexed knee.
genu
pl. genua [L.] the knee.
genu extrorsum
bowleg.
genu of facial nerve
the bend in the facial nerve at the lateral end of the internal acoustic meatus.
genu introrsum
knock-knee.
genu recurvatum
hyperextensibility of the knee joint.
genu valgum
knock-knee.
genu varum
bowleg.


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There are multiple alignment problems that can contribute to this including rotation of your femur, genu valgus or knock-knees, leg length discrepancy (either functional, when running on the same side of a cambered surface, or actual), excessive curvature of your back (lordosis), hip flexor tightness, hamstrings tightness, weak quadriceps, imbalance between hamstrings and quadriceps, or other biomechanical problems.
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