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Knock-knees?
Do I have knock-knees? A friend said to me, that it looks not 100% correct from behind, when I walk. She said my knees touch and my ankles look like they aren't in the right position. Is this right? Is it a problem?
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Yes, you have knock knees.
At your age, treatment is corrective osteotomy of either femur or tibia after physiological correction of vitamin D and calcium.
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Please measure your inter malleolar distance between both ankles
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Dr. K Shanmuganandan
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34 yrs exp
Chennai
U need w clinical examination by rheumatologist or orthopedician for confirming knock knees
If an angle called q angle is around 12 degrees is normal
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