Blount's disease

An osteochondrodysplasia that results_in inward turning of lower leg, located_in tibia, which fails to develop normally.

Signs and symptoms

• Abnormality of the proximal tibial epiphysis
• Genu varum
• Osteochondritis dissecans
• Bowing of the legs

Also known as: Blount disease; familial infantile type osteochondrosis deformans tibiae