Abstract
Genu varum or “bow-leggedness” can be associated with certain physiologic abnormalities in the growing skeleton. Knowledge of the normal development of lower extremity alignment is important to guide diagnosis and treatment of pediatric genu varum.
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Cruz, A.I. (2018). Genu Varum. In: Eltorai, A., Eberson, C., Daniels, A. (eds) Essential Orthopedic Review. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78387-1_130
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