Osgood Schlatter Condition

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Synonyms

• Osteochondrosis, Tibial Tubercle
• Schlatter Illness
• Osgood-Schlatter’s Condition

Condition Class

• None

General Conversation
Osgood-Schlatter problem (previously referred to as Osgood-Schlatter’s illness) is an uncomfortable condition characterized by small, microfractures of the bony bump in the reduced leg bone (tibia) where the tendon from the kneecap (knee) is put into the shin. The bump is called the tibial tubercle. It is a condition of the very early teenagers, especially throughout a growth spurt, most likely to affect young men compared to girls, specifically athletes of either sex that are energetic in games requiring sizable running and/or hopping.

It is a typical, transient, short-term disorder, likewise called an overuse problem, that generally needs only remainder and restriction from additional arduous activity for a relatively short period of time prior to it heals itself.