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Osgood–schlatter Disease
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
Schaider, Jeffrey J., 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: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, 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 November 30, 2023.
Osgood–schlatter Disease. (2016). In Schaider, J. J., Barkin, R. M., Hayden, S. R., Wolfe, R. E., Barkin, A. Z., Shayne, P., & Rosen, P. (Eds.), 5-Minute Emergency Consult (5th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307642/all/Osgood_schlatter_Disease
Osgood–schlatter Disease [Internet]. In: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, Wolfe RER, Barkin AZA, Shayne PP, Rosen PP, editors. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. [cited 2023 November 30]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307642/all/Osgood_schlatter_Disease.
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