How is rickets x leg treated?

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The former is also called genu varus, and the latter is also called genu valgus. In the past, it was thought that the main cause of its formation was rickets, and this is a huge blow in modern society. After all, it is easy to be discriminated against by people around it, and will be discriminated against by work when growing up. So we come to understand how to treat rickets x leg??

How is rickets x leg treated?

First, with the improvement of people's living standards and the popularization of health care knowledge, "O" shaped legs and "X" shaped legs caused by rickets are increasingly rare. The etiology of mild to moderate O-shaped legs and X-shaped legs in newborns and infants may be related to the position of the fetus in the uterus.

Second, most mild "O" legs can be corrected automatically, and "X" can be formed after 2-3 years old, and corrected naturally at 4-8 years old. The light and moderate "O" shaped legs and "X" shaped legs are normal physiological phenomena in the process of growth and development.

Third: a small number of "O" shaped legs, "X" shaped legs are rickets "O" shaped legs caused by calcium deficiency due to malnutrition or other diseases, "X" shaped legs can be determined by the determination of blood calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase and X-ray film.

matters needing attention

For example, due to trauma, fracture and chronic osteomyelitis, the metaphysis of the lower femur and upper tibia is damaged, resulting in asymmetric growth of the epiphysis and varus deformity of the knee.