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

New study tests better surgery for teen bow legs

Disease control Ongoing

This study looks at two ways to fix a condition called tibia vara, which causes a child's leg to bow outward. It involves 25 teenagers aged 10 to 18 who need surgery to straighten the bone. The goal is to see which method—using a plate alone or a plate with an extra cage—works be…

Sponsor: Sohag University • Aim: Disease control

Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:04 UTC

Blount disease

Where it sits in the disease tree

New study tests better surgery for teen bow legs