Osgood-Schlatter Disease: Causes, Symptoms Treatment Osgood-Schlatter disease is a type of repetitive strain injury As the name suggests, repetitive strain injuries are caused by doing the same motion or activity repeatedly until it starts to hurt your body
Osgood-Schlatter Disease (Knee Pain) - OrthoInfo - AAOS Osgood-Schlatter disease is a common cause of knee pain in growing adolescents It is an inflammation of the area just below the knee where the tendon from the kneecap (patellar tendon) attaches to the shinbone (tibia)
Osgood–Schlatter disease - Wikipedia In other words, Osgood–Schlatter disease is an overuse injury and closely related to the physical activity of the child It was shown that children who actively participate in sports are affected more frequently as compared with non-participants
Osgood-Schlatter Disease | Nemours KidsHealth Osgood-Schlatter disease (OSD) is swelling and irritation of the growth plate at the top of the shinbone A growth plate is a layer of cartilage near the end of a bone where most of the bone's growth happens It is weaker and more at risk for injury than the rest of the bone
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - Harvard Health What is Osgood-Schlatter disease? Osgood-Schlatter disease is a common, temporary condition in which there is irritation and inflammation of the patellar tendon where it attaches to the tibia (lower leg) It typically causes knee pain in older children and teenagers, especially those who play sports and apply excessive stress to
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - Physiopedia Osgood-Schlatter Disease (OSD), or osteochondrosis, or tibial tubercle apophysitis, or traction apophysitis of the tibial tubercle, is a common cause of anterior knee pain in the skeletally immature athletic population
Osgood-Schlatter disease (tibial tuberosity apophysitis) The clinical features and management of Osgood-Schlatter disease are discussed here Other causes of knee pain and the general approach to the diagnosis of knee pain in children and adolescents are reviewed separately
Osgood-Schlatter Disease: Symptoms and Treatment - Patient Osgood-Schlatter disease is a condition that causes swelling and pain just below the knee It is most common in teenagers who play sport It is not serious and usually goes away in time