Genu Varum

Genu Varum is also known as Bow Leg. It's a deformity wherein there's lateral bowing from the legs in the knee.

Normally, this is because of defective development of the medial side from the epiphyseal plate. It's commonly seen unilaterally and observed in conditions for example Rickets, Paget's disease and severe degree osteoarthritis from the knee.

The quality of deformity is measured through the distance between your two medial femoral condyles once the patient is lying.


Management of Bow legs

Generally, no treatment methods are necessary for idiopathic presentation because it is an ordinary anatomical variant in young kids. Treatment methods are indicated when its persists beyond 3 and half years of age, Unilateral presentation, or progressive worsening from the curvature. During childhood, assure the correct consumption of vitamin D to avoid rickets.

Mild amount of deformity may be treatable by putting on surgical shoes with 3/8" outer raised with an extended inner rod extending towards the groin and leather straps over the tibia and also the knee. Corrective operations may also be performed, if required. The individual will have to wear casts or braces following a operation.

Post operative Physiotherapy

Gradual knee mobilization may be the main area of the treatment.
Some heat modalities might be given for pain relief.
Strengthening exercises for quadriceps, hamstrings and gluteus muscles receive.
Once the patient has the capacity to walk, he's given correct practicing standing, balancing, weight transferring and walking.