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Bandying About Bowlegs

I’ve seen several people lately who are bowlegged—or bandy-legged as my father called it. What could be causing that besides rickets, which I thought wasn’t an issue anymore in the U.S.?

Medically called genu varum, bowlegs are characterized by legs that curve outward, leavi...

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