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Characteristics suggesting underlying pathology

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There are four characteristics which suggest that a child with bow legs or knock knee has an underlying pathology:

  • an inter-malleolar distance of greater than 10 cm
  • a family history of skeletal abnormality
  • asymmetry of the knees
  • abnormally short stature

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