BLOUNT’S DISEASE
It is named after Walter Putnam Blount
It is also known as: Tibia vara, Mau-Nilsonne Syndrome, Blount-Barber syndrome, Erlacher-Blount syndrome, Osteochondrosis deformans tibiae
It is a growth disorder of the tibia resulting inprogressive bow leg deformity
It is also associated with internal tibial torsion and genu recurvatum
It is mainly seen in children and adolescents
Treatment is by bracing and/or surgery