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Chiropractic approach on genu varum

Technology and Health Care, 2014
Bowed legs adjustment should first, follow careful biomechanical examination of left and right side per its range of motion may differ respectively. Adjustment should be applied according to the findings of the biomechanical tests. Bowed legs can be defined as the result of restriction of joints, excluding the pathological joint problems.
Joon Ki Park, Se Young thor Choi, Min Sun Lee, Byong An Kwon   +3 more
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Genu Varum and Genu Valgum

American Journal of Diseases of Children, 1971
Eighty-eight patients with either physiological genu varum or genu valgum have been followed at the Florida Crippled Children's Clinic at Variety Children's Hospital. A critical assessment was conducted clinically and radiographically to evaluate their course.
Leonard A. Greenberg, Aubrey A. Swartz
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Genu Varum in Children: Diagnosis and Treatment

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1995
Genu varum is a relatively common finding in children. Physiologic bowing, which is seen most often, has a well-documented favorable natural history. Idiopathic tibia vara is the most common of the pathologic conditions that are associated with bowed legs; treatment strategies vary with the patient's age and the stage of disease and deformity.
Richard H. Gross, Werner C. Brooks
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Quadriceps femoris activation in healthy women with genu varum and women with osteoarthrosis and genu varum

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 1994
This study was designed to determine whether abnormalities in individual or group activation of the knee extensors might be associated with the development of osteoarthrosis of the knee with varus deformity. The study consisted of nine healthy women with normal tibial alignment, nine agematched healthy women with genu varum and nine women with ...
Ray Marks, J S Percy, Shrawan Kumar, John Semple   +3 more
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Partial Epiphysiodesis to Address Genu Varum or Genu Valgum

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 1992
Two groups of children with excessive genu valgum or genu varum were treated with a partial epiphysiodesis. In group I (16 extremities) a predictive chart was used to determine the appropriate bone age to perform the partial epiphysiodesis, and in group II (15 extremities) the age for the procedure was estimated.
J R Bowen, R. Ruiz Torres, E. Forlin
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Effects of Genu Varum Deformity on Postural Stability

International Journal of Sports Medicine, 2012
It is well known that any balance control disturbance can increase the risk of injury during sport activities. Knee deformities such as genu valgum and genu varum may perturb the line of gravity passing the lower limb joints and so disturb dynamic and static balance indices.
Amir Hoshang Bakhtiary, Asghar Rezasoltani, Afshin Samaei, F. Elham   +3 more
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Genu Varum, Genu Valgum, and Osteoarthritis of Knee

2020
The treatment goal of genu varum, genu valgum, and osteoarthritis of knee is to restore the normal mechanical axis and joint line of lower limb. The mechanical axis and anatomical axis of the lower limb can be drawn based on Paley principle. The angles can be found on tibia or femora including the LDFA, MPTA, CORA, etc.
Qi Pan, Li Zhang, Jiancheng Zang, Shaofeng Jiao, Xuejian Zheng, Yilan Wang, Xulei Qin, Sihe Qin   +7 more
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Genu valgum, Genu varum, Genu recurvatum

2011
Bei diesen Kniefehlstellungen handelt es sich um Beinachsenabweichungen (◘ Abb. 1): Genu valgum bedeutet X-Bein (◘ Abb. 2), Genu varum O-Bein und Genu recurvatum ein uberstrecktes Kniegelenk (Hyper-extension).
C. Mayer, W. Siems
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Does soccer participation lead to genu varum?

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2009
AbstractLittle is known about the relationship between sport participation and body adaptations during growth. Our aim was to investigate whether soccer participation in youth is associated with the degree of genu varum. The design was a retrospective cohort study.
Dirk Cambier, Youri Thijs, Erik Witvrouw, Johan Bellemans, Lieven Danneels   +4 more
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Orthotic Management of Severe Genu Varum and Tibia Vara

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 1984
In two cases of severe genu varum and one case of infantile tibia vara, we employed double-upright knee-ankle-foot orthoses with free knee and ankle joints. The patients tolerated these orthoses well and were able to walk. The results were satisfactory.
Tsutomu Iwaya, Yoshio Takatori
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