Historical Examples. 1  The stumbling block of the magistrates appeared to be the identifying Levison with Thorn. 2  That speech has been the stumbling block of most actors we have seen. 3  In short, he was a stumbling block in their path, and they leagued themselves against him.
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.
However, certain medical conditions can be responsible for bowed legs that do not improve, or even worsen as a child ages. Blount's Disease is a medical condition that affects bone growth, resulting in abnormal growth of the upper portion of the tibia, or shin bone, leading to bowed legs.