How is Blount’s disease diagnosed?

How is Blount’s disease diagnosed?

Your healthcare provider will diagnose Blount’s disease after performing a physical examination as well as ordering X-rays of your child’s legs (ankle to hip). X-rays help your provider see how your child’s bones are growing and can help them identify what is making your child’s leg curve inward.

Diagnosis happens after two years of age because natural bows in children’s legs straighten out during this time. If there is still a bow in your child’s legs after two years, your healthcare provider will suspect Blount’s disease and offer imaging tests to confirm the diagnosis.