Complete Information on Blount disease
Blount’s disease may come back after surgery, especially in younger children.
Blount’s disease is a growth disorder of the tibia (shin bone) that causes the lower leg to angle inward, resembling a bowleg. Blount’s Disease is one which affects the bone development of toddlers and older children. Most often, it starts as bow-leggedness which does not improve in a child between two and four years of age. Blount disease can occur in growing children of any age and is classified into 2 groups (ie, early onset and late onset). Early onset is termed the infantile type. The late-onset group includes the juvenile form (in children aged 4-10 y) and adolescent form (in those aged 11 years and older) of the disease.