What is Blount’s disease?

What is Blount’s disease?

Blount’s disease, also known as tibia vara, is a growth disorder that affects the growth plates of the shin bone (tibia). Blount’s disease causes a child’s lower leg to turn inward and bend to resemble the curve in the letter C.

Infants and toddlers naturally have bowed legs (a curve to their legs), but the bend in their legs straightens out when the child begins to walk. Children diagnosed with Blount’s disease have a distinct curve in their legs that doesn’t resolve as the child ages and gets worse as their bones grow.