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Suggest Treatment For Knock-knee Condition

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Posted on Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Question: Please suggest regarding nature of illness whether it is congenital external or not.
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (21 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Can be a conginital.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
Genu valgum, commonly called "knock-knee", is a condition in which the knees angle in and touch one another when the legs are straightened. Individuals with severe valgus deformities are typically unable to touch their feet together while simultaneously straightening the legs.some individuals retain or develop this deformity as a result of hereditary or genetic disorders or metabolic bone disease.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng
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Follow up: Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (23 hours later)
As diagnosis given on Discharge Summary : It is Idiopathic genu valgum. Please suggest regarding nature of illness whether it is congenital or Developmental disease.
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Can not say.

Detailed Answer:

Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
Idiopathic means the cause can not determined or conform say .From investigation and history it seems to be developmental.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Suggest Treatment For Knock-knee Condition

Brief Answer: Can be a conginital. Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for posting your query. Genu valgum, commonly called "knock-knee", is a condition in which the knees angle in and touch one another when the legs are straightened. Individuals with severe valgus deformities are typically unable to touch their feet together while simultaneously straightening the legs.some individuals retain or develop this deformity as a result of hereditary or genetic disorders or metabolic bone disease. I hope this answers your query. In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out. Wishing you good health. Regards. Dr. Praveen Tayal. For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal