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Osgood-Schlatter disease


ischemic necrosis / osteochondritis of the tibial tuberosity (insertion of patellar tendon, site of traumatic injury)

  • ST swelling
  • fragmented apophysis with irregularly increased density

  • males (75-85%)
  • age: 10-15 (boys), 8-13 (girls)

  • 25% bilateral

see also: Legg-Perthes dz


Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD  -  2 February 1995
Last updated:  1 October 2013


 

Related CHORUS documents:
osteochondrosis
Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
osteochondrosis dissecans
coxa plana
Sever disease
Freiberg infraction

 

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