TY - GEN AU - Ezz Eldin Mohamed Mohamed Ben - sassi AU - Naguib Basha , AU - Yehia Nour Eldin Tarraf , TI - Management of the angular deformities of the knee in children / PY - 2006/// CY - Cairo : PB - Ezz Eldin Mohamed Mohamed Ben - sassi , KW - Angular KW - Children KW - Deformities KW - Genu varum KW - Knee KW - Management N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty Of Medicine - Department Of Orthopaedic Surgery; Issued also as CD N2 - Angular deformities of the knee in children are common and are a frequent reason for orthopaedic referralGenu varum (bowlegs) is a common finding in infants and young children , this physiologic genu varum tends to persist during the first year of life and corrects spontaneously , complete correction may require up to 36 months of ambulationPhysiologic genu valgum (knock - knees) may appear by 3 - 4 years of age , this deformity also undergoes spontaneous correction with normal adult knee alignment of mild genu valgum obtained by 5 - 8 years of ageGenu recurvatum is defined as position of the tibio - femoral joint in which the range of motion occurs beyond neutral or 0{u00B0} of extension UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -