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Bow Legs and Knock Knees (Visit Resource)
All normal infants are born with bow-legs. By about 18-24 months of age, the knees are straight. This means that at the age when most children begin to walk, around 12 months, they appear bow-legged. By around 3 years of age, children become the most knock-kneed they will be. This can be dramatic. In fact, it can prompt a consultation with a physician even in patients who were seen by the physician at 1 year of age for bow-legs! After 3 years of age, children become less knock-kneed, ending up at the normal adult amount of slight knock-knee (5-9 degrees) that they will maintain throughout their life by approximately 7 years of age. The principal reason to know the normal development of knee angle is to avoid unnecessary interventions.
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Added: Wed Nov 29 2006
