Management Genu Varum & Genu Valgum

Question 1

Genu Varum

Common in infants up to ______ years

__ward bowing of the legs at the _____

Intercondylar distance of over _______

Answer 1

3

Outward; knee

6cm

Question 2

Genu Valgum

___ward bend of the knee(______vergente of feet)

Intermaleolar distance more than _____

Severe cases can cause ——- gait

Answer 2

In; divergence

8cm

Scissors

Question 3

Osteomalacia is a condition characterized by _______ due to ___________________ .

Osteoporosis is the ______________________

Answer 3

soft bone ; vitamin and mineral deficiencies

deterioration of bone mass over time.

Question 4

Blount’s disease is a condition found in children that affects the __________ around the _______.

Answer 4

growth plates

knee

Question 5

Blount’s disease

The disease causes the growth plate near the ______ of the knee to ___________________________ . Meanwhile, the growth plate near the ________ of the knee ________________.

Answer 5

inside; either slow down or stop making new bone

outside; continues to grow normally