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Case of the Week 547 
What is the most likely diagnosis?
- 4 year-old with bowlegs
Frontal and lateral views of both lower legs
- Rickets
- Fibrous Dysplasia
- Blount Disease
- Tuberculosis
- Syphilis
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Answer:
3. Blount Disease
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Blount Disease
General Considerations
- Growth disturbance in the proximal, medial, epiphyseal plate, epiphysis, and metaphysis of the tibia produces medial angulation (varus deformity) at the knee and internal rotation of the tibia
- Pathogenesis is uncertain
- The early onset or infantile type occurs in children under 3 years of age (more common)
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