title: Genu varum and genu valgum in children.
abstract: Genu varum and genu valgum are often normal developmental changes in knee alignment that occur in a young child. Measuring the child's height and understanding normal development is the key to determining which children need further evaluation for a possible skeletal or metabolic bone dysplasia.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina Medical School, Chapel Hill, USA.
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Greene
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016916:Joint Deformities, Acquired / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000254:growth & development; D011859:Radiography