genu valgum

American  

noun

Pathology.

1. knock-knee.

---

Etymology

Origin of genu valgum

From New Latin

Example Sentences

Other forms of genu valgum are relatively rare.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

Par� declared that genu valgum, that is knock-knees, were due to similar causes as those which produced club foot, or at least that the affections were related.

From The Century of Columbus by Walsh, James J.

Backward displacement of the tibia, genu recurvatum, and genu valgum also require operative treatment.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

Finally, genu valgum may be a result of various forms of osteomyelitis of the lower end of the femur, or of disease in the knee-joint, such as tuberculosis, arthritis deformans, or Charcot's disease.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

If there is a combination of flexion and genu valgum, the knee-joint should be resected and ankylosed in the straight position.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander