Osgood-Schlatter Disease (OSD)

Osgood-Schlatter Disease (OSD)

Key Points

  • Traction apophysitis of the tibial tubercle
  • Common in adolescents during growth spurts
  • More frequent in athletic teenagers
  • Boys typically affected age 13-14
  • Girls typically affected age 11-12

Overview

Osgood-Schlatter Disease is a common cause of anterior knee pain in growing adolescents, particularly those involved in sports requiring running, jumping, and quick directional changes. It represents inflammation of the patellar tendon insertion at the tibial tubercle apophysis during periods of rapid growth.



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