Preferred Label : genu varum;

MeSH definition : 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).;

MeSH synonym : genu varus; bow leg; bow legs; leg, bow; legs, bow;

CISMeF synonym : Genu Varums; Bow Knee; Bow Knees;

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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).

https://www.medg.fr/deviation-axiale-du-squelette-des-membres-inferieurs
2020
France
teaching material
scientific and technical information
genu varum
genu valgum
Genu varum
Genu valgum

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http://www.ssmg.be/images/ssmg/files/RMG/334/RMG334_06-09.pdf
2016
false
false
false
Belgium
French
journal article
diagnosis, differential
general practice
general practitioners
genu varum
lower extremity
child
genu valgum

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http://medicalforum.ch/fr/n-actuel/article/controle-chirurgical-de-la-croissance-chez-lenfant.html
https://smf.swisshealthweb.ch/fr/article/doi/fms.2014.02050/
2014
false
false
false
Switzerland
French
journal article
epiphysiodesis
image
leg length inequality
genu valgum
genu varum
child

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https://www.paediatrieschweiz.ch/fr/modulation-de-la-croissance-comme-solution-therapeutique-aux-desaxations-du-genou-chez-lenfant/
2014
false
true
false
Switzerland
French
journal article
knee
genu varum
genu valgum
genu varum
genu valgum
genu varum
genu valgum
genu varum
genu valgum
genu varum
genu valgum
child
knee

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http://www.academie-chirurgie.fr/ememoires/005_2004_3_2_21x25.pdf
2004
France
French
genu varum
osteoarthritis
surgery, computer-assisted
osteotomy
journal article

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