[3][2] Blount disease is a growth disorder of the shin bone which causes the lower leg to angle inward, resembling a bowleg.

To differentiate between rickets and Blount's disease it is important to correlate the clinical picture with laboratory findings such as calcium, phosphorus and alkaline phosphatase.

Bone deformities in rickets have a reasonable likelihood to correct over time, while this is not the case with Blount's disease.

[6][7]Children who develop severe bowing before the age of 3 may be treated with knee ankle foot orthoses.

[15][16] it is today considered an acquired disease of the proximal tibial metaphysis rather than an epiphyseal dysplasia or osteochondrosis.