Medical Terminology For Knock Knees

Knock Knee: Causes, Symptoms, …

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Knock knee is a condition in which the knees bend inward and touch or "knock" against one another, even when a person is standing with their ankles apart. This places excessive …

Knock-knees (genu valgum): Treatment, causes, …

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Genu valgum, or knock-knee, is a condition where the knees touch but the ankles do not. It appears most frequently in …

Knock Knees (Genu Valgum) | Tests and …

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Knock knees describes an unusual angle of the lower legs. Most commonly it is a normal shape as children's legs …

Knock Knees | Boston Children's Hospital

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In rare cases, knock knees could be a sign of an underlying bone disease, particularly when the condition appears for the first time when a child is 6 or older. How is …

Knock Knees - Symptoms and Causes - Penn Medicine

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Genu valgum - Wikipedia

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The term originates from the Latin genu, 'knee', and valgus which means "bent outwards", but is also used to describe the distal portion of the knee joint which bends outwards and thus the proximal …

Knock Knees (Genu Valgum) (for Parents) - Nemours …

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Knock knees — or genu valgum (GEE-noo VAL-gum) — is when a child stands up straight and the knees touch but the ankles are apart. Knock knees often happen as a normal …

Knock-knee | definition of knock-knee by Medical dictionary

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a childhood deformity, developing gradually, in which the knees rub together or “knock” in walking and the ankles are far apart; the most common causes are …

Your Child’s Knocked Knees: Everything You Need to Know

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Knock knees is the name given to a condition in which the knees touch when standing with feet and ankles together. The legs appear to bow “inward.” The medical term for knock …

Medical Definition of Knock-knees - MedicineNet

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Knock-knees: An abnormal curve of the legs that causes the knees to touch or nearly touch while the feet are apart. The problem may arise in the bone structure, or it …