What is the matter with the baby's calves being bent?

Now we pay special attention to children's health. For children to grow up healthily, it all depends on the care and careful attention of their parents. Now we should also pay more attention to our children in our daily lives, because our children are the apple of every parent's eye, and we also want our babies to grow up healthily. But sometimes our babies always have some problems. So let's take a look at what's going on with the baby's bent calves?

Generally speaking, it is normal for young babies to have bent calves. Because the muscles attached to the long bone on the inside of his calf (tibia) are thinner than those on the outside, the baby's calves appear a little bent, which is actually an illusion. The inward tilt of the fetus' toes is caused by the fetus being cuddled in the mother's womb for a long time.

After the baby is born, his limbs will slowly "stretch out", but some babies are slow to "stretch". When they learn to walk, their toes will bend inward and they will walk unsteadily. At around 1 year old, their legs will be slightly bent, and X-rays will also show bent calf bones, but there are no X-ray manifestations of rickets. This is because the children at this age have just started to walk, and their legs cannot bear their own body weight well, so their calves are temporarily bent. Generally, they will return to normal by the age of 2-3, and X-rays also show that the original bending of the calf bones has been corrected. Both situations are normal.

For babies with introversion, the soles of their feet will tilt inward, but there will be basically no problems with their feet and knees. Babies with "duck feet" are less stable when learning to walk and are more likely to fall. If the baby's condition has not improved after the age of 2, the doctor may put a splint on the baby's foot and use a limb brace to correct the foot position, which may take a year.

Now we understand why the baby's calves are bent. We all want the baby to be healthy, straight and handsome. Children should pay more attention to these issues from an early age, for fear that the baby will have problems with his legs in the future. If the calves are severely bent, you should go to the hospital for examination first, so as to ensure the healthy growth of our baby.