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Bow legs
Bowlegs is a condition in which the knees remain wide apart when a person stands with the feet and ankles together. Infants are born bowlegged because of their folded position in the uterus. The infant's bowed legs begin to straighten once the child starts to walk and the legs begin to bear weight (about 12 to 18 months old). Normal appearance is usually attained by the time the child is 3 years old. At this time, a child can usually stand with the ankles together and the knees just touch. If the bowed legs persist into this period, the child is called bowlegged.
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Help please! Could bow legs be fixed by exercise?
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Is this a way to correct bow legs without surgery?
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Could the surgery to fix bow legs make you shorter?
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How hard do you think it is to get bow legs correction?
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If I try to walk differently, can I get rid of my bow legs?
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If I have bow legs, does this mean my child will also have bow legs?
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Would fixing bow legs then make you taller if you are already a young adult? If yes, around how much can it make you taller?
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Can bow legs surgery (after surgery) affect your legs permanently (you were a quick athlete, and now not as much as before for example)?
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I am 18 , Having Slight Bow Legs , I Dont know what is the reason of it,Never had it when i was young , began to notice it last year, any treatment?
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Would AFTER having surgery to FIX bow legs affect your legs permanently, as in you were a quick athlete, and now not as much as before in consequence?
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What are some of the symptoms of bow leg?
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I'm 41 years of age, I would like to talk to a doctor about Bow Leg Surgery.
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I have a bow leg .running long distance race 5-21km will have any bad effect on my leg ? will it cause my leg to become more bow ?
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Will I get taller if I have corrective surgery for bow legs?
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What can I do if my lower legs become curved. do you think i have bow legs?
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I am 16 years old and i have bow legs . could they be cured at home without surgery ?
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