Genu Varum is relatively normal until what age?

Genu Varum is relatively normal until what age?

• A. 6 months
• B. 2 years
• C. 4 years
• D. 8 years

Answer: (B)

Infantile physiologic bowing is a normal part of early growth. Newborn legs often look bowed due to intrauterine positioning and natural tibial bowing, and alignment improves as a child starts walking and grows. By about two years old, most children have straightened legs, so genu varum is typically no longer a normal finding after that age. If bowing persists beyond two years, it should prompt clinical evaluation for other causes.

Infantile physiologic bowing is a normal part of early growth. Newborn legs often look bowed due to intrauterine positioning and natural tibial bowing, and alignment improves as a child starts walking and grows. By about two years old, most children have straightened legs, so genu varum is typically no longer a normal finding after that age. If bowing persists beyond two years, it should prompt clinical evaluation for other causes.