Genu Valgum Operation: What to Know

Knock knees can be part of normal development in children, while marked, asymmetric, painful, or persistent alignment may need assessment. A specialist considers age, growth remaining, leg-length balance, walking pattern, pain, and imaging. If growth remains, guided growth may be discussed; after growth, an osteotomy may be used to realign a bone. The aim is better mechanical alignment, not a promise that every symptom will disappear.

Bring details about pain, falls, activity limits, family history, and how the leg shape has changed. Follow instructions for exercises, wound care, crutches, braces, and weight bearing after surgery. Recovery is staged, and return to school, work, sport, or longer walks should follow the treating team’s milestones. Physiotherapy can help restore strength, balance, and movement after the bone is protected.

Arrange an orthopaedic assessment for pain, a limp, rapid change in alignment, one-sided deformity, recurrent falls, or difficulty keeping up with usual activities. After surgery, contact the team for fever, wound drainage, increasing swelling, severe pain, new numbness, or a foot that becomes cold or pale. Sudden breathlessness or chest pain requires urgent help.

Ask whether observation, exercises, guided growth, or osteotomy fits the child’s age and alignment. Clarify the planned bone and correction, imaging, weight-bearing limits, school or sport timeline, and warning signs during recovery.