How is Blount’s disease treated?

How is Blount’s disease treated?

Treatment varies for each person diagnosed with Blount’s disease and could differ based on age and severity of the bend. Treatment could include:

• Brace: Your provider will recommend your child wear a brace that extends from the thigh to their foot. Braces are most common among children younger than three years. Braces are usually worn at night for a year.
• Surgery: Surgery, like an osteotomy (bone cutting), occurs after age four. Surgery could include adding staples, pins or tension band plating or removing or adding a wedge of bone to the damaged tibia to straighten the leg.