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Genu Valgum

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Definition: An inward slant of the thigh in which the knees are close together and the ankles far apart. Genu valgum can develop due to skeletal and joint dysplasias (e.g., OSTEOARTHRITIS; HURLER SYNDROME); and malnutrition (e.g., RICKETS; FLUORIDE POISONING).     
See Also Rickets 		Other names Valgas, Genu; Valga, Genu; Knock Knees; Knees, Knock; Genu Valgums; Genu Valgas; Genu Valga; Knock Knee
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Genu valgum, st Helena familial  0   *Genu Valgum.
Stoelinga de Koomen Davis syndrome  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Genu Valgum.
Teeth noneruption of with maxillary hypoplasia and genu valgum  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Tooth Abnormalities *Genu Valgum Maxilla/abnormalities Zygoma/abnormalities.

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