Bowed legs

Bow legs are the appearance of a person's legs bowing or bending outward. It happens when a person stands straight with their ankles together and there appears to be a gap between their knees. Bow legs are common in infants during the first few months of life because of the tight placement in the womb. When it happens in babies, no treatment is usually required because the illness will resolve itself by the age of three. You can easily find this symptom at the children's early age.

Natural bending in newborns and toddlers is known as physiologic genu varum by doctors. The youngster will gradually exhibit symptoms of correction as they get older. If a child has bow legs after the age of three, it must be due to an underlying health problem such as rickets. Vitamin D levels fall in rickets patients. Soft bones are caused by an unexpected alteration in the growth plate. Splints are used to straighten the legs of certain youngsters. Surgery is the only option to permanently correct bent legs in adults.