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My baby has bow legs since she started walking, now she is 20 months and the legs are becoming curve than before, should I be worr...
It is better to see a paediatrician and an orthopaedic surgeon at the teaching hospital for appropriate diagnosis and management depending on the cause which could be rickets or other causes. Also ensure that nutrition is improved by giving milk,egg, oily fish, cereals that have been fortified with vitamin D. Playing under the sun is helpful.
My baby of 4 months old doesn't put weight on the legs, and he doesn't stand. I went to see a pediatrician at a general hospital a...
Kindly follow the recommendations of the pediatrician you visited.
My son who is 2 years old was born with straight legs, suddenly I notice that the legs are now bent like a bow leg, and the left l...
kindly see a paediatrician or an orthopaedic surgeon at the teaching hospital for appropriate diagnosis and management depending on the cause which could be rickets or other causes.
What can I give to my son of 1year 3months(weight 11kg) who has bow leg? Thanks in anticipation.
You cannot give him anything ma, there are different causes and only proper evaluation by a Paediatrician and/or an Orthopaedic Surgeon can determine the exact cause and the appropriate treatment.
My son of 9 months is not crawling but trying to stand wt table or chair. If I want to put him down to sit, he wl b struggling wit...
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Babies walk at different times.
Kindly see a Paediatrician only if he is not yet walking by 18months. However I am sure he will walk before then.
How do you correct a child's leg with knock kneel (a.k.a Bow Legs and K Leg)?
Dr Aina Johnson

Paediatrician

Other less common causes include bone growth disorders and injury and infections to growth areas of the bone. The treatment is directed to cause; physiological k leg deformity requires no real treatment, but monitoring, as it will resolve. The other causes have their own treatment criteria. In summary, knock knees can be a normal variant or from bone abnormalities. It is advisable to see a doctor who can recognise the specific cause and treat appropriately.