Genu valgum, commonly called "knock-knee", is a condition in which the knees angle in and touch each other when the legs are straightened. Individuals...
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Genu recurvatum is a deformity in the knee joint, so that the knee bends backwards. In this deformity, excessive extension occurs in the tibiofemoral joint...
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Genu, a Latin word for "knee," may refer to: Genu of internal capsule Genu of the corpus callosum Genu recurvatum Genu valgum Genu varum Genu, Iran (disambiguation)...
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of arthritis. Genu valgum Genu recurvatum Varus deformity Rickets Knee pain Knee osteoarthritis Brooks WC, Gross RH (November 1995). "Genu Varum in Children:...
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St. Helena familial genu valgum is a very rare genetic disorder which is characterized by post-puberty genu valgum and misalignment at the elbows and wrists...
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In the condition genu valgum (knock knee) the femurs converge so much that the knees touch one another. The opposite extreme is genu varum (bow-leggedness)...
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they may be predisposed to hip subluxation or dislocations. Coxa vara Genu valgum Genu varum Hsieh, H. C.; Wang, T. M.; Kuo, K. N.; Huang, S. C.; Wu, K. W...
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Valgus deformity (redirect from Valgum)
femur. Coxa valga >125 degrees. Coxa vara <125 degrees. Knee: genu valgum (from Latin genu = knee) – the tibia is turned outward in relation to the femur...
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called rhizomelic shortening. Other known clinical features include, genu valgum/varum, brachydactyly (short fingers), supple flexion deformity of the...
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have numerous skeletal anomalies. These skeletal anomalies include: Genu valgum Pes cavus Fifth finger clinodactyly The effects also include: Cleft palate...
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