osgood-schlatter disease
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Osgood-Schlatter DiseaseOsgood-Schlatter Disease
Raymond G Buick FRCS
Osgood-Schlatter disease
1903
Robert Bayley Osgood
Carl B Schlatter
Osgood-Schlatter disease
most frequent cause of knee pain in children aged 10-15 years
gradual onset of pain – tibial tuberosity– after repetitive activity
Osgood-Schlatter disease
M>F 3:1 7:1
Age 8 to 16 yearsPeak age• boys about 12 to 15 years • girls about 10 to 12 years.
• bilateral symptoms 30%
pathogenesis
definitely linked with the growth spurt
pathogenesis
caused by forceful contractions of the quadriceps muscles transmitted through the patellar tendon to the tibial tuberosityleading to pathological changes at the at the proximal tibial apophysis insertion
pathogenesis
caused by forceful contractions of the quadriceps muscles transmitted through the patellar tendon to the tibial tuberosityleading to pathological changes at the at the proximal tibial apophysis insertion
apophysisan outgrowth, projection or
protuberance, especially of bone
pathogenesis
patellar tendon
tibial tuberosity
pathogenesis
The tibial tubercle apophysis appears in children aged 7-9 years.
mismatch between the force of the quadriceps contraction and the maturity of the patellar tendon - tibial junction
pathogenesis
leading to
•multiple small avulsion fractures•distal patellar tendinitis•osteochondritis
aetiology
• activity (during or after football, ballet, gymnastics,
• running or jumping sports, or kneeling,
diagnosis - clinical presentation
• age and activity• pain inferior to the patella at the insertion of
the patellar tendon– aggravated by exercise and relieved by rest
• tenderness• swelling• limp
examination
• prominence and soft-tissue swelling over the tibial tubercle
• tenderness over tibial tuberosity and patellar tendon • pain on knee extension• pain on resisted knee extension• pain on flexion• remainder of the knee examination usually is normal.• Tight hamstrings and/or quadriceps may also be
noted when compared with the uninvolved side.
differential diagnosis
• trauma • referred from hip• systemic symptoms (including fever, weight• loss, or general malaise)• bone or joint pain elsewhere
• Sinding–Larsen–Johansson syndrome - an analogous condition involving the patellar tendon and the lower margin of the patella
diagnosis
• history
• clinical examination
• x-ray
diagnosis
• history
• clinical examination
• x-ray
Author James Heilman MD
treatment• explanation• reassurance• reduction in activity
treatment• explanation• reassurance• reduction in activity
• pain management– Paracetamol– non-steroidal anti-inflammatory– application of ice (10–15 minutes, up to three times a
day)
treatment• explanation• reassurance• reduction in activity
• pain management– Paracetamol– non-steroidal anti-inflammatory– application of ice (10–15 minutes, up to three times a day)
• Physiotherapy – stretching & strengthening (reducing muscle imbalance of the quadriceps, hamstrings, calf muscles, and iliotibial band)
treatment
NOT recommended
• Corticosteroid injections
• Surgery
• In adults– a large ossicle and an overlying bursa– may cause pain with kneeling– treatment consists of excision of the bursa, ossicle, and
any prominence
prognosis
NOT recommended
• Corticosteroid injections
• Surgery
• In adults– a large ossicle and an overlying bursa– may cause pain with kneeling– treatment consists of excision of the bursa, ossicle, and
any prominence
prognosis
it is usually self limiting
90% of patients treated with conservative care were relieved of all of their symptoms approximately 1 year after onset of symptom
After skeletal maturity, patients may continue to have problems kneeling or may have tenderness over an unfused tibial tubercle ossicle or a bursa that may require resection
rarely a cause of permanent impairment or disability.
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