Talk:Genu varum

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I searched a little bit on varus and varum. Many of the on-line dictionaries mention them in the same breath. I am yet to see a hard copy of a recent dictionary to get to the root of the word. But from what I have read in the course of my education, I understand that varus refers to the deformity in general but when used to refer to deformity of the joints the combinations vary. For example, genu varum is preferred over genu varus and cubitus(elbow) varus is preferred over cubitus varum. I presume it is a matter of convention. There could be the possibility of British and American versions but I have not not checked that out. BDB 16:11, July 27, 2005 (UTC)

i have genus varum, it is when your knee goes in and it hurts when you walk alot so what you can do to prevent it from happening is don't run allot!! or don't walk for more than a mile at a time it makes it worse... you can fell it go more in. and i have noticed that this isn't very common. cuz out of the both 7th and 8th grade im the only one that has it... and i am 13 yrs old!! and i don't know how i get throught the day but i do and my family supports me in this is am gonna get surgery some time in 2007 maybe january or something... and i will write more on what happens!!!! (september 25th, 2006)...(by an 8th grader with genus varum)

I have changed the name for "genu varus" to "genu varum" not only as the article name but also in all the links. It's simple Latin grammar: genu is a neuter noun, so it must be accompanied by a neuter adjective. Varus is masculine (so it's used with masculine nouns, e.g. in cubitus varus), vara is feminine (so it's used with feminine nouns, e.g. in tibia vara), and varum is neuter (so it's used with neuter nouns, e.g. in genu varum). —Angr/talk 15:55, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Confusing and possible inaccurate sentance

The sentence "The child lies on its nurse's knee with the soles of the feet facing one another; the tibia and femur are curved outwards;..." in the childhood section is a bit confusing to me. First, it seems to suggest that all children have nurses, who's knees they will lie on at some point, which is not true. Maybe that was not what the author was trying to say but that they way I read it. This sentence should probably be rewritten so it is more clear as to what it is trying to say. If the idea was to describe what bowleggedness looks like in infants then something beginning with "If a child is laid across a person's knee..." would do. --Cab88 11:47, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] bow legged

i wore those braces force gump wore when i was little does it affece me now? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.181.199.92 (talk) 01:24, 26 November 2007 (UTC)