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Can bow legs affect height? if so, how much height is lost approximately? and does surgery for correcting bow legs help regaining lost height?
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Depends on the degree of bow leg deformity. Correction involves major surgery and the increase in height and would be modest at best. In my opinion not worth it
Answered 12/3/2021
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