Angular deviations

Most people do not attach much importance to the existence of deviations from the lower limb. A deep structural analysis of the subject and possible angular deformities of the knees in the domain of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation is necessary. From there the most frequent deviations stand out: Genus varum, Genu valgus and Genus recurvatum. In general, these pathologies are characterized by an angulation of the knee beyond its normal limits in all planes.

Among the main causes we have to describe: congenital, traumatic and acquired. It is important to emphasize the physical exercises to treat or prevent these deformities, as well as the surgery in many occasions also necearia.

When we speak of angular deformity of the lower extremities, we are referring to lateral and medial deviations from their mechanical axis, which may also be associated with rotational deformities.

Deformities or deviations of the knee are those that produce an angulation of the knee beyond the normal limits, either in the antero-posterior or lateral plane of the limb, and are due to different causes of a physiological, congenital or acquired type.

There is no predominant sex for these deformities. The physiological angulations of the knee are frequent in the small child, those produced by degenerative lesions are observed with greater frequency in the adult of the third age, those of traumatic origin in the young adult and adolescent. These deformities have great importance in adolescence because they incapacitate for the practice of sports, especially when standing on X and because of the unsightly appearance of the legs.