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Genu varum (also called bow-leggedness, bandiness, bandy-leg, and tibia vara) is a varus deformity marked by (outward) bowing at the knee, which means that the lower leg is angled inward in relation to the thigh's axis, giving the limb overall the appearance of an archer's bow.
Symptoms include bowed legs, stunted growth, bone pain, large forehead, and trouble sleeping. [2] [3] Complications may include bone deformities, bone pseudofractures and fractures, muscle spasms, or an abnormally curved spine. [2] [3] The analogous condition in adults is osteomalacia.
In current usage, as noted above, a varus deformity of the knee describes bowed legs, but in the original Latin, varus meant "knock-kneed." [1] [2] Similarly, while a valgus deformity of the knee would currently describe knocked knees, the original Latin meaning was "bow-legged" [3] [4]
This "knock-knee" alignment can impact the way women jump or land, Pearle adds, which may increase the risk of ACL injury compared to men, who often have a more bow-legged alignment.
Hyalymenus tarsatus, the Texas bow-legged bug, is a species of broad-headed bug in the family Alydidae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is found in Central America, North America, and South America. [ 2 ]
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Bow-leggedness, a leg deformity; Bolek (died 1819), a Seminole chieftain from Florida during the First Seminole War; Billy Bowlegs (1810-1864), a Seminole chieftain during the Second and Third Seminole Wars; Billy Bowlegs III (1862–1965), a Seminole elder; William Augustus Bowles or "Billy Bowlegs" (1763–1805), an English adventurer ...
The bow leg is made of a curved leaf spring (providing the "bow" portion of the assembly), a foot on the end of the spring, a pivoting hip, and a string that causes the string to go through phases of compression. The name of the leg comes from the device's resemblance to an archer's bow in medieval culture.