Knee Braces For Arthritis With Bone On Bone
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Treatment
Knock knees are usually not treated.
If the problem is still present after age 7, the child may use a night brace, which is attached to a shoe or orthopedic shoe.
Surgery may be considered for knock knees that persist beyond late childhood and in which the separation between the ankles is severe.
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Expectations (prognosis)
Children normally outgrow knock knees without treatment, unless it is caused by a disease. For cases needing surgery, the...
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