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Osgood–schlatter Disease
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Basics
Description
Description
- Osteochondritis of the tibial tubercle at the insertion of the patellar tendon
- Most frequent cause of knee pain in children aged 10–15 yr
- Pain and edema of the tibial tuberosity:
- Tenderness at insertion site for patellar tendon just below the knee joint
- Extra-articular disease:
- Pain is worse with activity and improves with rest
- Caused by repetitive stress and is common in children participating in sports
- Benign, self-limited knee condition
Etiology
Etiology
- Etiology is controversial
- Leading theory: Microfractures caused by traction on the apophysis
- Pain occurs during activities that stress the patellar tendon insertion onto tibial tubercle
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Basics
Description
Description
- Osteochondritis of the tibial tubercle at the insertion of the patellar tendon
- Most frequent cause of knee pain in children aged 10–15 yr
- Pain and edema of the tibial tuberosity:
- Tenderness at insertion site for patellar tendon just below the knee joint
- Extra-articular disease:
- Pain is worse with activity and improves with rest
- Caused by repetitive stress and is common in children participating in sports
- Benign, self-limited knee condition
Etiology
Etiology
- Etiology is controversial
- Leading theory: Microfractures caused by traction on the apophysis
- Pain occurs during activities that stress the patellar tendon insertion onto tibial tubercle
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Citation
Rosen, Peter, et al., editors. "Osgood–schlatter Disease." 5-Minute Emergency Consult, 5th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307642/all/Osgood–schlatter_Disease.
Osgood–schlatter Disease. In: Rosen P, Shayne P, Barkin AZ, et al, eds. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307642/all/Osgood–schlatter_Disease. Accessed October 25, 2020.
Osgood–schlatter Disease. (2016). In Rosen, P., Shayne, P., Barkin, A. Z., Wolfe, R. E., Hayden, S. R., Barkin, R. M., & Schaider, J. J. (Eds.), 5-Minute Emergency Consult (5th edition). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Retrieved October 25, 2020, from https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307642/all/Osgood–schlatter_Disease
Osgood–schlatter Disease [Internet]. In: Rosen P, Shayne P, Barkin AZ, Wolfe RE, Hayden SR, Barkin RM, Schaider JJ, editors. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. [cited 2020 October 25]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307642/all/Osgood–schlatter_Disease.
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