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Genu Varum: Bow Leg Deformity, Physiological and Pathological Causes and Correction

Lecture on the three common knee deformities of genu varum, genu valgum and genu recurvatum, taken up in detail for the bow leg. Covers the history to be taken, the age up to which bowing is physiological, stature and radiograph findings, idiopathic tibia vara as the common cause, and the surgical, orthotic and other options for correction.

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