O-leg with protruding lateral knee bone usually requires corrective treatment. For mild to moderate and severe deformity, the corrective methods include: rehabilitation training, instruments, splints, corrective insoles, and surgical treatment.
1. Mild to moderate valgus deformity: Rehabilitation training, instruments, splints, corrective insoles are used for mild to moderate O-legs, all of the above are non-surgical methods of correction, through the relaxation of the medial collateral ligaments of the knee joint, to restore the stability of the knee joint, so as to make the tibia bone externally rotated, this method requires long-term adherence to the effect is relatively slow.
2. Severe valgus deformity: If the degree of O-leg is very heavy, or complicated by osteoarthritis and joint pain, surgical osteotomy can be used to correct the treatment.
It is recommended that patients with O-legs with prominent lateral knee bones should go to regular hospitals, and after the doctor’s diagnosis and evaluation, the corresponding corrective program will be given, and the patients should actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment.