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Wednesday, 11 July 2012

Knock Knees in Indian armed forces

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 Knock Knees is a cause for rejection in the medical test for Armed forces.  As per the medical standards required for joining Armed Forces a person with knock knees is not eligible to join the Indian Army or the Armed Forces in general.



What is knock knees? 
While standing straight, the two knees should not touch each other.  If this touches each other mean, then the candidate is declared as having "Knock Knees".  Knock knees is the deformality of the knee bone in leg.  The scientific name for knock knees is "Genu Valgum". 







How do they check for Knock Knees in a Medical Exam?


 The knock knee test is conducted by an Orthologist. Also the knock knees are checked by making the candidate to stand straight in attention position. The heels touching each other and toes apart in V-shape. If in this condition the two knees touch each other then it is determined as knock knees.



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42 comments:

  1. AnonymousSaturday, 22 December 2012 at 17:57:00 GMT+5:30

    is there any chance getting a job of an officer after graduation with knock knee?

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    1. I A FMonday, 7 January 2013 at 15:13:00 GMT+5:30

      what kind of knock knees are you suffering from ?

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    2. AnonymousSaturday, 12 January 2013 at 07:50:00 GMT+5:30

      teh type of knock knee shown in the given figure.

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    3. I A FSaturday, 12 January 2013 at 11:20:00 GMT+5:30

      genu valgum or genu varum ?

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    4. AnonymousSaturday, 12 January 2013 at 15:23:00 GMT+5:30

      i am a football player. so i think it must be genu valgum. i don't feel pain while running in my knees.

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    5. I A FSaturday, 12 January 2013 at 21:03:00 GMT+5:30

      ANYWAYS ,I HAVE POSTED 2 THESE TWO PAGES OF EXERCISE TO HELP YOU IN KNOCK KNEES

      http://airforcearmynavy.blogspot.in/2013/01/yoga-exercises-for-treatment-of-knock.html

      http://airforcearmynavy.blogspot.in/2013/01/yoga-exercises-for-treatment-of-knock.html

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    6. AnonymousSaturday, 12 January 2013 at 23:41:00 GMT+5:30

      will it be possible to get rid of knock knee totally in adults?

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    7. AnonymousSaturday, 12 January 2013 at 23:41:00 GMT+5:30

      thanks for the links.

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    8. diwakarSunday, 27 September 2015 at 21:30:00 GMT+5:30

      Sir, I have genu varum... Is there a problem? if so , can I get rid of it.

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  2. AnonymousSaturday, 12 January 2013 at 07:51:00 GMT+5:30

    *the

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  3. AnonymousMonday, 11 February 2013 at 23:58:00 GMT+5:30

    sir when i stand in attenttion position both my knees and ankle touches each other will it be the concern in nda 's medical test

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    1. I A FTuesday, 12 February 2013 at 20:16:00 GMT+5:30

      YES IT MIGHT BE , BUT TRY THE EXERCISES GIVEN IN THIS BLOG

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  4. sai prasadTuesday, 26 February 2013 at 21:53:00 GMT+5:30

    hey man ....my knees just touch each other more like just slightly kissing eachother .very lightly. will it be a problem for NDA ?

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  5. sai prasadTuesday, 26 February 2013 at 21:57:00 GMT+5:30

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  6. I A FTuesday, 26 March 2013 at 17:15:00 GMT+5:30

    It depends upon the medical in-charge there .

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  7. UnknownSaturday, 11 May 2013 at 18:30:00 GMT+5:30

    hello sir, can i become an army officer with a slight knock knees??

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  8. AnonymousSaturday, 29 June 2013 at 22:56:00 GMT+5:30

    while making v shape do we have to touch our both heels??? or like in above picture we have to keep gap between heels??????

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    1. AnonymousThursday, 10 October 2013 at 03:01:00 GMT+5:30

      You need to touch both heels. It is mentioned in the article.

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  9. AnonymousWednesday, 23 October 2013 at 09:27:00 GMT+5:30

    do they give time to correct knocked knees

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  10. AnonymousSaturday, 26 October 2013 at 03:52:00 GMT+5:30

    sir please tell me that can very slight knock knees be accepted in the test ??

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  11. AnonymousTuesday, 19 August 2014 at 13:12:00 GMT+5:30

    Sir,
    When I stand straight in attention position both my knees and heels touch each. Will it be taken as knock knee problem for medicals in any defence service ?

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  12. shadesinshadowsWednesday, 8 October 2014 at 11:29:00 GMT+5:30

    sir I am suffering from flat foot, hyper stretch and knock knee.... sir will I be eligible to join indian air force

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  13. AnonymousFriday, 31 October 2014 at 14:25:00 GMT+5:30

    Sir my both the knees slightly touches each other, will it be a cause for my rejection from medical tests taken by IAF
    And im not having any flat foot
    Is there any exercise to cure this problem

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  14. AnonymousMonday, 7 September 2015 at 16:15:00 GMT+5:30

    When I touch my toes my knees don't touch each other but when I make v then they touch each other....am I eligible for defence???

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  15. UnknownSaturday, 7 November 2015 at 06:24:00 GMT+5:30

    sir,when i am standing in my normal position touching heels each other,there is a gap of one inch ,when i am stand forming v shape touching the heels each other there is gap of 3 inches. am i eligible?
    please give me your precious reply.

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  16. UnknownTuesday, 15 December 2015 at 01:30:00 GMT+5:30

    Is leucoderma or vitiligo a cause for rejection in ssb ??

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  17. UnknownSunday, 27 December 2015 at 13:28:00 GMT+5:30

    Sir, I think I am suffering from knock knees and flat foot, but I run really well and am one of the fastest in the state. I have had no problems in running whatsoever till date. Will I be declared unfit?

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  18. UnknownSunday, 27 December 2015 at 13:29:00 GMT+5:30

    Sir, I think I am suffering from knock knees and flat foot, but I run really well and am one of the fastest in the state. I have had no problems in running whatsoever till date. Will I be declared unfit?

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  19. UnknownMonday, 4 January 2016 at 18:15:00 GMT+5:30

    I am suffering from bow legs. Will I be rejected?

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  20. AnonymousMonday, 7 March 2016 at 22:56:00 GMT+5:30

    Sir, my son is rejected from SMB due to knock knees but punjab government hospital checked him and declared him fit without knock knees and his X-RAY is also fine so please tell me what is the standard of checking knock knees by the military hospital

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  21. UnknownMonday, 4 April 2016 at 22:09:00 GMT+5:30

    my ankles as well as my knees touch each other , is this a knock knee?

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  22. UnknownMonday, 4 April 2016 at 22:15:00 GMT+5:30

    my ankles as well as my knees touch each other , is this a knock knee?

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  23. ultronexSaturday, 25 June 2016 at 10:14:00 GMT+5:30

    Is genus varum accepted in ssb?please reply!

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  24. ultronexSaturday, 25 June 2016 at 10:15:00 GMT+5:30

    Is genus varum accepted in ssb?please reply!

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  25. UnknownSunday, 13 November 2016 at 11:02:00 GMT+5:30

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  26. UnknownSunday, 13 November 2016 at 11:03:00 GMT+5:30

    is genu varum accepted ?? kindly inform

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  27. UnknownSunday, 11 December 2016 at 00:06:00 GMT+5:30

    sir, when I stand straight and my knees just touch each other making ankles to 5cm apart. Tell me whether I am suffering from knock knees or not.Whether I would be declared unfit in armed forces due to this problem

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  28. UnknownWednesday, 28 June 2017 at 14:55:00 GMT+5:30

    Sir, what about the Navy and the air Force. Is it eligible for us to be selected in these inspite of having knocked knees

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  29. UnknownThursday, 2 November 2017 at 11:22:00 GMT+5:30

    sir when i stand straight meeting my feet my knees meet but when i create a gap between my feet, my knees does not meet. but if i stand in V shape position my knees meet though i do not find any difficulty in running or playing any sports or in doing any regular activity. is it a knock knee and can it be a ground for rejection?

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