See Also: Osgood-Schlatter disease(health)
Osgood-Schlatter disease(medicine)
Disease, Osgood-Schlatter(health)
Schlatter-Osgood disease(medicine)
Osgood-Schlatter(dictionary)
Schlatter(medicine)
Osgood(medicine)
Fenn, Wallace Osgood(medicine)
Divine Providence Health Center Avera Health(health)
Dells Area Health Center Avera Health(health)

Disease, Osgood-Schlatter (health)


A condition involving inflammation and sometimes tearing of ligaments within the knee and lower leg. Treatment is by rest, casting if necessary, and sometimes surgery. Osgood-Schlatter disease is caused by repetitive stress or tension on a part of the growth area of the upper tibia (the apophysis). It is characterized by inflammation of the patellar tendon and surrounding soft tissues at the point where the tendon attaches to the tibia. The disease may also be associated with an avulsion injury, in which the tendon is stretched so much that it tears away from the tibia and takes a fragment of bone with it. The disease most commonly affects active young people, particularly boys between the ages of 10 and 15, who play games or sports that include frequent running and jumping.