An abnormality in which the legs bend inward, with the knees close together; medical parlance for “knock- knees.”
Congenital deformity in which the lower legs are bent medially; also known as knock-knee.
Abnormal incurving of the legs, resulting in excessive separation of the feet when the knees are in contact.
The medical term for knock-knee a deformity of the lower limbs in such a direction that when the limbs are straightened, the legs diverge from one another. As a result, in walking, the knees knock against each other. The amount of knock-knee is measured by the distance between the medial malleoli of the ankles, with the inner surfaces of the knee touching and the knee-caps facing forwards. The condition is so common in children between the ages of 2—6 years that it may almost be regarded as a normal phase in childhood. When marked, or persisting into later childhood, it can be corrected by surgery (osteotomy).
A condition characterized by inward curvature of the legs, causing the knees to come close together, often resulting in the knees nearly or actually knocking while walking, with the ankles positioned significantly apart from each other.