Physiologic bow-legs

Examination of the child with physiologic bowing shows symmetric bowing throughout the tibia and internal tibial torsion, which is often more noticeable with walking.

Reproduced with permission from: Schoenecker PL, Rich MM. The Lower Extremity. In: Lovell and Winter's Pediatric Orthopaedics, 6^th ed, Morrissy RT, Weinstein SL (Eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2006. Copyright © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. www.lww.com.

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