A 33-year-old member asked:
Can your bow legs get worse?
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Dr. Douglas Curtissanswered
Pediatrics 29 years experience
Depends : It depends on the cause. Some causes of bowed legs such as tibial torsion get better with age. Others such as ricketts and blount's dis need to be treated.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Will bow legs get worse?
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Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Age of patient ?: Infants are often a bit bowed at birth from intra-uterine positioning. By the time they get to 3-4 they are often knock-kneed and naturally straighten by 5-6.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Can bow legs get worse with time?
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Dr. PHILLIP KIManswered
Family Medicine 17 years experience
Deformity: Bow legging can be a sign for early vit d deficiency as well as other associated bony defects. But if it chronically persists and left untreated it can be devastating.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
How hard do you think it is to get bow legs correction?
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Dr. Thomas Deberardinoanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 34 years experience
Easy via osteotomy : Bowed legs or varus knees can be routinely corrected via what is called a high tibial osteotomy (hto). Though not done solely for cosmetic reasons, but for unweighting an arthritic/injured medial (inside) compartment of the knee joint, the overall result is a straighter less painful knee.
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