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How to treat bowing of legs causes

2018-10-29 08:31:55
Hi I my son is 2.5 years old, he started walking at the age of 1.4 years. He use to walk normally. Since few days I have seen there is bowing of his legs while walking. I am planning to show to the doctor as I am worried. Please guide me what can be the causes of bowing of legs?
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Most common cause is rickets, vitamin D deficiency. Which can be treated effectively. Then there are some rare causes of rickets, other than nutritional deficiency, which needs detailed evaluation. Then there are some rare causes like blounts disease, Paget's disease etc. So you meet your doctor.

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