What is Osgood-Schlatter Disease?

What is Osgood-Schlatter Disease?

• Osgood-Schlatter Disease: Knee condition with inflammation of tendons and tissues.

Osgood-Schlatter Disease: Introduction

Types of Osgood-Schlatter Disease:

Broader types of Osgood-Schlatter Disease:

• Knee conditions
• Osteochondroses
• Teen conditions
• Child health conditions
• Accident or injury conditions
• Non-pathogenic inflammatory conditions
• Pain conditions
• Lower limb conditions
• Bone or skeletal conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions
• Limb conditions
• more types...»

Who gets Osgood-Schlatter Disease?

Patient Profile for Osgood-Schlatter Disease: Usually children 10-15

Profile for Osgood-Schlatter Disease: The disease most commonly affects active young people, particularly boys between the ages of 10 and 15, who play games or sports that include frequent running and jumping. (Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers About Knee Problems: NIAMS)

Gender Profile for Osgood-Schlatter Disease: More common in boys

How serious is Osgood-Schlatter Disease?

Complications of Osgood-Schlatter Disease: see complications of Osgood-Schlatter Disease
Prognosis of Osgood-Schlatter Disease: Usually, the disease resolves without treatment. (Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers About Knee Problems: NIAMS)

What causes Osgood-Schlatter Disease?

Causes of Osgood-Schlatter Disease: see causes of Osgood-Schlatter Disease
Cause of Osgood-Schlatter Disease: Probably excessive joint stress from sports
Risk factors for Osgood-Schlatter Disease: see risk factors for Osgood-Schlatter Disease

What are the symptoms of Osgood-Schlatter Disease?

Symptoms of Osgood-Schlatter Disease: see symptoms of Osgood-Schlatter Disease

Complications of Osgood-Schlatter Disease: see complications of Osgood-Schlatter Disease

Can anyone else get Osgood-Schlatter Disease?

More information: see contagiousness of Osgood-Schlatter Disease
Inheritance: see inheritance of Osgood-Schlatter Disease

Osgood-Schlatter Disease: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Osgood-Schlatter Disease.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Osgood-Schlatter Disease.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Osgood-Schlatter Disease: Orthopedic Surgeon ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Osgood-Schlatter Disease.
Treatments for Osgood-Schlatter Disease: see treatments for Osgood-Schlatter Disease
Research for Osgood-Schlatter Disease: see research for Osgood-Schlatter Disease

Organs Affected by Osgood-Schlatter Disease:

Organs and body systems related to Osgood-Schlatter Disease include:

• Knee
• Tibia

Name and Aliases of Osgood-Schlatter Disease

Main name of condition: Osgood-Schlatter Disease

Tibial tubercle osteochondrosis Source - Diseases Database

Osgood-Schlatter Disease: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Osgood-Schlatter Disease:

• Tibial tubercle apophyseal traction injury
• Osteochondroses
• Avulsion fracture
• Orthopaedic cast

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