Explainer: what causes knock knees and do they have to be treated?
- Written by Joshua Burns, Professor of Allied Health (Paediatrics), Children's Hospital at Westmead, University of Sydney
Is it normal for kids' knees to knock together? When does it stop being normal?from www.shutterstock.com.auKnock knees, also known as genu valgum, is a type of knee alignment seen when a child (or adult) stands up straight with their knees together, but their feet and ankles stay apart. The opposite type of alignment, called bow legs (genu varum),...
