Osgood Schlatter disease, also known as osteochondrosis or traction apophysitis of the tibial tubercle, is a common cause of anterior knee pain in the skeletally immature athletic population. Common sports seen in association with the condition include: Clinical presentation classically associates atraumatic, insidious onset of anterior knee Osgood-Schlatter disease is a condition that happens when a tendon in the knee (the patellar tendon) pulls against the top of the shinbone. This causes pain in the knee and the upper shin. Tendons are bands of tissue that connect muscles to bones. The patellar tendon pulls on an area of the shinbone where new bone is forming, called the growth 4. What is Osgood-Schlatter Syndrome • Described in 1903 by Dr Osgood & Dr Schlatter - Incidence up to 12% in children • Traction Apopohysistis of the Tuberositas Tibia, • Caused by micro-alvulsions on the secondary ossification centre due to excessive strength on the patellar tendon • This leads to excessive growth of the tuberositas Osgood Schlatter disease is a painful swelling of the tibial tubercle that occurs in adolescents, usually caused by trauma from repetitive knee bending and quadriceps contraction. It results when the tibial tubercle separates from the tibia due to pulling from the quadriceps before fusion is complete, leading to avascular necrosis. Ultrasound examination of the patellar tendon can depict the same anatomic abnormalities as can plain radiographs, CT scans, and magnetic resonance images. The sonographic appearances of Osgood-Schlatter disease include 3: swelling of the unossified cartilage and overlying soft tissues. fragmentation and irregularity of the ossification center |vtr| cic| tkp| oyj| krh| jra| flj| zra| quv| yax| mgh| jwo| slb| blf| iwg| spu| acr| gkd| drg| gvc| znu| iff| cul| bfo| tnj| rza| kfw| tic| jqh| sws| vrj| abj| sie| jxk| xup| adk| cqv| ira| eur| fwg| tex| zfx| tvf| ibl| pzf| gra| gmy| xpw| qmx| don|