Osgood-Schlatter disease is a common but temporary knee pain that can affect older children and teenagers who play sports.

This week we are going to discuss a condition that occurs in adolescence, particularly in those active youth who participate in sports — Osgood Schlatter’s disease. Osgood Schlatter’s disease is not ...

Background The pathogenesis of the Osgood-Schlatter's disease (OSD) is still debated. The fragmentation of the ossification centre has been questioned as a definitive sign of OSD and has been seen as ...

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 our ...

More than 25 million children participate in athletic competition in the United States. It is an outstanding means by which to boost self-esteem and to learn both discipline and sportsmanship. However ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: My 12-year-old daughter has been doing gymnastics for years. Lately she’s complained about pain in her knee. Her doctor says it’s Osgood-Schlatter disease. How serious is this? DEAR ...

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 at a ...

Background Osgood-Schlatter disease (OSD) of the knee in youth is one of the most frequent of anterior knee pain in athletes. There are several risk factors that contribute to this disease. Objective ...

With children and teens under pressure to star on the playing field, sports injuries have become common. Here’s how to recognize and treat them. Roughly 30 million children and adolescents in the ...

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Question: My 11-year-old son is a soccer player and has been complaining about heel pain when he is playing for the last two months. Recently, he has had to stop practicing several times because of ...

Parents often call me when their children wake up with "growing pains." The story is usually the same. A school-age boy or girl goes to bed perfectly fine. Then, at 2 or 3 o'clock in the morning, the ...