What should be done about a baby's bowed legs?
Disease description:
Today I noticed that my baby's legs looked a bit unusual, as if they were bowlegged. May I ask what should be done if an infant has bowlegs?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Zhou Xiaofeng
The management of bowlegs in infants should be determined according to specific circumstances. In infants aged 1-2 years, bowlegs are often physiological, caused by incomplete development of leg muscles and poor balance ability. Usually, no special treatment is required, and the condition will naturally correct itself as the child grows. For pathological bowlegs, conservative treatment or surgical treatment should be selected according to the severity of the condition. Conservative treatment includes methods such as using braces at night to improve clinical symptoms. If the condition is severe, for example, when bowlegs significantly affect walking ability, surgical treatment may be considered; however, surgical correction is usually performed around the age of 12. At the same time, maintaining good sitting posture, supplementing vitamin D, and maintaining correct sleeping posture, as part of daily care, can also help improve and prevent bowlegs.
