Difficulty differentiating physiologic genu varum from early @entity5249 persists. Drennan's @entity3602 ( @entity3602 ) angle remains the most consistently valuable radiographic parameter despite measurement error. Clinical risk factors also should be considered. All @entity1 receiving orthoses for genu varum since 1985 were reviewed. The focus of the study was those @entity1 with an @entity3602 angle of >16 degrees or between 9 and 16 degrees with a clinical risk factor for progression. Risk factors considered were ligamentous instability, @entity28 , asymmetry, and being female, black, or Hispanic. Thirty-eight @entity1 with 60 tibiae were included. The success rate was 90%. Risk factors for failure (six cases) were instability, @entity28 , and delayed bracing. In cases with @entity3602 angles >16 degrees, the success rate was 86%. The results of orthotic treatment, restricted to @entity1 meeting the stated parameters, represent improvement on the reported natural history.

Orthotic treatment of XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity3602 :: ('MESH:D003966', 'Disease') :: ['MD', 'metaphyseal-diaphyseal'] @entity5249 :: ('MESH:C536237', 'Disease') :: ["Blount's disease"] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obesity']
@entity5249 :: (MESH:C536237,Disease) :: ['infantile tibia vara']
