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Abstract
An outward slant of the thigh in which the knees are wide apart and the ankles close together. Genu varum can develop due to skeletal and joint dysplasia (e.g., OSTEOARTHRITIS; Blount's disease); and malnutrition (e.g., RICKETS; FLUORIDE POISONING).
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- Bow Leg
- Genu Varus
- Bow Legs
- Leg, Bow
- Legs, Bow
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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2010
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- Joint Deformities, Acquired (1992-2009)
- Joint Diseases (1966-2004)
- Knee (1958-1998)
- Knee Joint (1966-2009)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Genu Varum. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D056305. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D056305
- Genu Varum. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genu_varum
- Genu Varum. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1550742