Patient's question:
The child was diagnosed with genu varum (bowlegs) at the maternal and child health center when they were two years old. The main symptoms are that both feet slightly turn outwards when running or walking, and there is a significant gap between the knees when the feet are brought together. The doctor recommended wearing a corrective device for correction, but it has not been tried yet. If the child's condition changes with age, will it recover on its own?Doctor's answer:
From the clinical diagnostic information you have described, from the moment of birth, due to the influence of the fetal position before birth, if rickets occur again during infancy, it may lead to "X" or "O" shaped legs. At this point, treatment is necessary. Therefore, under normal circumstances, babies will exhibit mild O-shaped legs from birth to one year of age, which is caused by inward knee bending. Between the ages of one and two, it will gradually transform into outward bending, slowly correcting itself. This is a normal phenomenon, but excessively severe O-shaped legs