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Abstract
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).
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- Genu Valga
- Knock Knee
- Genu Valgas
- Genu Valgums
- Knees, Knock
- Knock Knees
- Valga, Genu
- Valgas, Genu
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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2010
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- Joint Deformities, Acquired (1992-2009)
- Joint Diseases (1966-2004)
- Knee (1952-2009)
- Knee Joint (1966-2009)
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- National Library of Medicine. Genu Valgum. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D056304. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D056304
- Genu Valgum. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genu_valgum
- Genu Valgum. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q303231