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Blount's disease. Blount's disease is a growth disorder of the tibia (shin bone) that causes the lower leg to angle inward, resembling a bowleg. It is also known as tibia vara. It is named after Walter Putnam Blount (1900â1992), an American pediatric orthopedic surgeon.
Paget's disease of bone (also termed osteitis deformans or Paget's disease of bone, pronounced /ËpaedÊÉ¨t/) ËpÃ¦dÊÉ¨t is a chronic disorder that can result in enlarged and misshapen. Bones'paget s is caused by the excessive breakdown and formation of, bone followed by disorganized bone. remodelingany people with Paget's disease do not know they have the disease, because they have a mild case with no symptoms. In addition, when symptoms do occur, they may be confused with those of arthritis or other disorders. In other cases, the diagnosis is made only after complications have developed.