It is usually parental concern for the way a child looks when standing or walking that sparks initial review by a health professional. Wikimedia Commons Do they have to be treated? Girls seem to show a higher knock knee angle than boys at all ages. For example, the knees of south Indian children tend to straighten out sooner after birth, and go into knock knees earlier but with less severe angles. There might be some ethnic and gender variation to the timing and severity of knock knees.
The classic pattern of changes at the knee with age in Caucasian children is bow legs at birth, straightening out at two years, going into knock knees at four years, and straightening out between six to 11 years. Knock knees (and bow legs) are a normal part of a child’s growth and development. Sometimes photographs or x-rays can be taken to calculate these measures. Knock knees are usually assessed by directly measuring the angle of the shin bone to the thigh bone (tibiofemoral angle) or by measuring the distance between the ankles (intermalleolar distance). The opposite type of alignment, called bow legs (genu varum), is when someone stands with their feet and ankles together, and there is a gap between the knees. Knock knees, also known as genu valgum, is a type of knee alignment seen when a child (or adult) stands up straight with their knees together, but their feet and ankles stay apart. The Conversation UK receives funding from these organisations Macquarie University and University of Sydney provide funding as members of The Conversation AU.
Verity Pacey receives funding from The Menzies Foundation, Arthritis Australia, Osteogenesis Imperfecta Society of Australia, Rheumatology Health Professionals Association and The Ian Potter Foundation. Joshua Burns receives funding from NHMRC (National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, Centre of Research Excellence #1031893, European Union Collaborative Research Scheme #1055131), NIH (Inherited Neuropathies Consortium RDCRC #U54NS065712 supported by NINDS/ORDR and NCATS), Muscular Dystrophy Association USA (#250931), CMT Association of Australia, Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia, Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, New Zealand Neuromuscular Research Foundation Trust, Thyne Reid Foundation, Elizabeth Lottie May Rosenthal Bone Bequest. Senior Physiotherapist, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, and Lecturer in Physiotherapy,, Macquarie University Professor of Allied Health (Paediatrics), Children's Hospital at Westmead, University of Sydney
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