a condition in which the legs are bent inwards causing the knees to touch when standing
Technical name: genu valgum
Derived forms
knock-kneed (ˌknock-ˈkneed)
adjective
Examples of 'genu valgum' in a sentence
genu valgum
Thirteen patients with lateral gonarthritis and genu valgum were operated upon.
Dirk HPW Das, Thea Sijbesma, Henk J Hoekstra, Willem M van Leeuwen 2008, 'Distal femoral opening-wedge osteotomy for lateral compartment osteoarthritis of theknee', Open Access Surgeryhttp://www.dovepress.com/distal-femoral-opening-wedge-osteotomy-for-lateral-compartment-osteoar-a2555. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The majority of genu valgum presentation was due to femoral deviation.
Franz Landauer, Gerda Huber, Katharina Paulmichl, Grace O'Malley, Harald Mangge, DanielWeghuber 2013, 'Timely Diagnosis of Malalignment of the Distal Extremities Is Crucial in MorbidlyObese Juveniles', Obesity Factshttp://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/357280. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Examination revealed a severely short stature with widening of the wrist joint and genu valgum.
Chitra Selvan, Anubhav Thukral, Partha P Chakraborthy, Rana Bhattacharya, AjiteshRoy, Soumik Goswani, Dayanidhi Meher, Sujoy Ghosh, Satinath Mukhopadhyay, SubhankarChowdhury 2012, 'Refractory rickets due to Fanconi′s Syndrome secondary to Wilson′s disease', Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolismhttp://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2012;volume=16;issue=8;spage=399;epage=401;aulast=Selvan. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
During the follow-up period, she did not develop genu valgum, scoliosis, or nephrocalcinosis.
Ja Hyang Cho, Eungu Kang, Gu-Hwan Kim, Beom Hee Lee, Jin-Ho Choi, Han-Wook Yoo 2016, 'Long-term clinical outcome and the identification of homozygous gene mutations ina patient with vitamin D hydroxylation-deficient rickets type 1A', Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolismhttp://e-apem.org/upload/pdf/apem-21-169.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Results: 187 limbs with genu valgum deformity (47 males and 71 females) were included in this study.
Rahul Ranjan, Alok Sud, Rajesh Kumar Kanojia, Lakshay Goel, Suresh Chand, AbhinavSinha 2019, 'Results of supracondylar “V” osteotomy for the correction of genu valgum deformity',Indian Journal of Orthopaedicshttp://www.ijoonline.com/article.asp?issn=0019-5413;year=2019;volume=53;issue=2;spage=366;epage=373;aulast=Ranjan. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)