raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:2768

Blount disease

Synonyms: Infantile tibia vara · Osteochondrosis deformans tibiae · Tibia vara Blount

Type
Malformation syndrome
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Childhood, Infancy
Status
active

A rare primary bone dysplasia characterized by disordered endochondral ossification of the medial part of the proximal tibial physis leading to multiplanar deformities of the lower limb. Patients present with bow-legged deformity with bone angulation just below the knee which is mostly bilateral. Severe deformity may result in early degenerative arthritis of the knee. It may occur as an isolated condition or as a part of a syndrome. It mostly occurs in infancy, however adolescence-onset patients have also been reported. Risk factors may include obesity and early walking.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enBlount diseaseInfantile tibia vara · Osteochondrosis deformans tibiae · Tibia vara Blount
frMaladie de BlountOstéochondrose déformante du tibia · Tibia vara Blount · Tibia vara infantile
deBlount-SyndromBlount-Barber-Syndrom · Blount-Krankheit · Osteochondrosis deformans tibiae
esEnfermedad de BlountOsteocondrosis deformante de tibia · Tibia vara de Blount · Tibia vara infantil
itMalattia di BlountOsteocondrosi deformante della tibia · Tibia vara di Blount · Tibia vara infantile
nlZiekte van BlountInfantiele tibia vara · Osteochondrosis deformans tibiae · Tibia vara - Blount
ptDoença de BlountOsteocondrose deformante da tíbia
plChoroba BlountaPiszczel szpotawa Blounta · Piszczel szpotawa typ dziecięcy
csBlountova nemocOsteochondrosis deformans tibiae · Blountova tibia vara · Dětská tibia vara
ukХвороба БлаунтаІнфантильна варіація великогомілкової кістки · Остеохондроз деформуючих кісток гомілки · Tibia vara Blount
zhBlount病胫骨变形性骨软骨病
trBlount hastalığıTibia vara Blount · İnfantil tibia vara · Osteokondrozis deformans tibiya

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM188700BTNTvalidated
OMIM259200BTNTvalidated
ICD-10M92.5NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11FB82.1NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0017194Evalidated
MeSHC536237Evalidated
UMLSC0220757Evalidated
GARD916Evalidated
MedDRA10072255Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceNot yet documented—WorldwideClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

5 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0002982Tibial bowing
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0002815Abnormality of the knee
HP:0010591Abnormality of the proximal tibial epiphysis
HP:0006491Abnormality of the tibial metaphysis
HP:0040188Osteochondrosis

Run the differential on the 1 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 25435033[PMID]_2281773[PMID]_13475409[PMID]

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Sources for this card