Patient's question:
Recently, I noticed that my 13-year-old daughter's inner knee is larger, and her foot turns inward when she walks. It's a very noticeable X-shaped leg posture.Doctor's answer:
Children with developmental genu varum (2-6 years old), 95% will self-correct without the need for treatment. Particularly, if the affected child's toes deviate inward while walking, the likelihood of self-correction is even greater. If there is tightness of the iliotibial band or calf muscles contributing to the deformity, manual passive functional exercises should be performed to stretch and correct the deformity.