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My healthy but very underweight 15-year-old son has recently been looking somewhat bowlegged. if he has no symptoms, does this need to be repaired?
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Not necessarily: Not necessarily repaired but he should be seen by a physician and checked for nutritional deficiencies as there are some that can cause this.
Answered 5/2/2016
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