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Normal variant seen in babies and toddlers
Almost all babies and some toddlers have bow legs to some degree – it is considered normal up until about the age of about two at which point it should have started to resolve.
M.A. & M-J.S. 27-06-24
Refer directly to Paediatric Orthopaedics for further investigation (physiotherapy cannot correct bowed legs)
– Associated pain
– Unilateral or asymmetric. Causes include Blounts disease, infection or after a growth plate injury
– Suspicion of underlying metabolic disease (think rickets). This would usually be bilateral.
– With ankles together is gap between knees greater than 8cm
