Genu varum

Genu varum (also called bow-leggedness, bandiness, bandy-leg, and tibia vara) is a varus deformity marked by (outward) bowing at the knee, which means that the lower leg is angled inward (medially) in relation to the thigh's axis, giving the limb overall the appearance of an archer's bow. Usually medial angulation of both lower limb bones (fibula and tibia) is involved.

"Bow legs" redirects here. For other uses, see Bowlegs (disambiguation).
"Bow-leg" redirects here. For the robotic leg, see Bow Leg.
Genu varum
Other namesBow-leggedness
X-Ray of the legs in a 2 year old child with rickets
SpecialtyMedical genetics 
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