Osgood-Schlatter disease describes a common cause of knee pain among adolescents. It often occurs in physically active people when repetitive running and jumping movements cause swelling below the ...

Teen Sensation Maddox Batson Looks Back on the Health Diagnosis That Changed Everything (Exclusive) "I got diagnosed with this in my right knee," he says of Osgood-Schlatter disease. "It prevented ...

Osgood-Schlatter disease is what is known as a traction apophysitis, which means there is a disruption at the growth plate at the tibial tuberosity. This is the boney bump just below the knee-cap ...

Osgood Schlatter’s disease is a condition of the epiphyseal growth plate of the tibial tubercle. The tibial tubercle is a small bump just below the kneecap where the patellar tendon inserts.

Osgood Schlatter’s disease is not exactly a disease although it is named as such. It is a tearing away of the periosteum of the bone at the tendon attachment of the knee just below the kneecap.

Adults with a history of Osgood-Schlatter disease are at high risk for lateral patellofemoral maltracking and high-grade patellofemoral chondrosis, according to published results. From January ...

In the past, and still at amateur level, Osgood-Schlatter has been reduced to ‘growing pains’ — a catch-all term that, when used casually, appears to demean the severity of the condition.

If your doctor has told you that your knee pain is caused by Osgood-Schlatter disease (OSD), you're not alone. OSD is common in active, rapidly growing teens. It usually goes away on its own ...

Dear Dr. Gott: I wonder why you didn't mention Osgood-Schlatter disease in your column about growing pains. Our son, who is now 38, had this condition when he was 12 and had to have his legs (one ...

Osgood Schlatter disease (OSd) is a rather common condition that causes knee pain in active youngsters starting to grow into adolescents and later adults. One such 11-year-old male person in ...