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Blount disease

MONDO:0017194

Blount disease is characterized by disturbed growth of the inner portion of the upper tibial extremity, progressively leading to bowlegged deformity with bone angulation just below the knee (tibia varus). In 60% of cases, the condition affects both legs.

Also known as: Blount disease, Blount's disease, Osteochondrosis deformans tibiae, infantile tibia vara, tibia vara Blount, Blount-Barber syndrome, Erlacher-Blount syndrome, Osteochondrosis deformans tibiae, familial infantile type

2 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 2 tagged with Blount disease itself.

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↑ Osteochondrodysplasia (381) ↑ Bent bone dysplasia (2)

Sub-types of Blount disease

Blount disease, infantile 1 trial
Blount disease, adolescent 0 trials

Including sub-types (2) Tagged with Blount disease (2)

Not yet finished but already full! 1 Completed 1

Bowlegs and knee surgery: does preoperative alignment change pain outcomes?

Disease control Completed

This trial investigates whether people with knee osteoarthritis who also have a bowleg deformity (tibia vara) experience different pain relief after a partial knee replacement compared to those without the deformity. The study will measure medial knee pain using a standard pain s…

Sponsor: Thammasat University • Aim: Disease control

Last updated Jul 24, 2026 00:00 UTC

Blount disease

Where it sits in the disease tree

Bowlegs and knee surgery: does preoperative alignment change pain outcomes?