40-year-old O-shaped leg asymptomatic people can be left untreated, with symptoms can be corrected through surgery over.
If a 40-year-old patient has O-legs, but there is no pain in the knee or ankle joints, there is no need to give treatment at this time; if there is pain in the knee or ankle joints, and the joints can not be straightened, bent or squatted and other conditions affecting the normal work and life, surgical treatment should be given.
The choice of osteotomy site is the key to the success of the surgery, so the orthopantomogram (the entire length of the lower limb from the hip to the ankle in the weight-bearing position) should be taken in detail, so that the site and degree of deformity can be judged more accurately.
The method of osteotomy should be chosen according to the patient’s deformity and the surgeon’s experience. Generally, the results of closed wedge osteotomy are satisfactory.
Patients with O-legs should be given standardized treatment at the earliest detection in order to avoid adverse consequences.