Osgood-Schlatter Disease
Is your child complaining of anterior knee pain during sports/play activities? They may be suffering from Osgood-Schlatter disease, a common inflammatory condition in growing adolescents. Pain from Osgood-Schlatter disease occurs just below the knee, where the patellar tendon is inserting on the tibialturbercle. Symptoms are commonly triggered with sport activities, especially those involving jumping and running. Active children are most susceptible during growth spurts due to the rapid changes taking place in muscles, tendons, and bones. During sports when the child is running, jumping, etc, repetitive contraction of the quadriceps pulls on the patellar tendon, which pulls on its insertion point on the tibial tubercle, causing irritation/inflammation and often a more pronounced and tenderbump on the front of the shin.
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