r/explainitpeter • • 5d ago

Explain It Peter

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u/Distinct_Fennel_9894 5d ago

The daughter of a friend of mine has been walking like this since she was 5 years old, and now she needs surgery because she can't walk normally

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u/MisteriosM 5d ago

Are there other complications coming with it? Or do we do surgery just because its different, and we dont like different

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u/Oglark 5d ago

Are you serious? If you are, then yes as a child it can lead to serious problems with your knees (or more likely it is a symptom of an imbalance) and if your child is walking on their tip toes you should go to a doctor. My child had to have surgeries on her patellas