Tibia vara

Last revised by Yuranga Weerakkody on 21 Nov 2021

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Citation:

Power S, Weerakkody Y, Sharma R, et al. Tibia vara. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-56510

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-56510

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/56510

rID:

56510

Article created:

6 Nov 2017, Stephen Patrick Power ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Stephen Patrick Power had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

21 Nov 2021, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

5 times, by 5 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal, Paediatrics

Tags:

stub

Synonyms:

genu varus
bow-leggedness
bowleggedness
bow-legged
bowlegged
bowleg
bandy leg
bandiness

Tibia vara (also known as genu varus and bow-leggedness) is a varus deformity with outward bowing at the knee and medial angulation (inward) of the lower leg in relation to the thigh's coronal axis.

The differential of bow-legging in children is long, with common causes including Blount disease and rickets. Somewhat confusingly tibia vara is also used as a synonym for Blount disease itself.