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Osgood-schlatter disease: practical treatment for a self-limiting condition.
1Department of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 45229-3039, USA.
The Physician and Sportsmedicine
|January 21, 2010
Summary
Osgood-Schlatter disease, a common cause of adolescent knee pain, typically resolves within 12-24 months. Treatment for this benign condition ranges from activity modification for mild cases to rest and quadriceps strengthening for severe cases.
Area of Science:
- Orthopedics
- Sports Medicine
- Adolescent Health
Background:
- Osgood-Schlatter disease is a frequent cause of knee pain in active adolescents.
- It involves the patellar tendon and tibial tubercle apophysis, generally considered a benign condition.
Purpose of the Study:
- To outline the management strategies for Osgood-Schlatter disease based on symptom severity.
- To discuss potential co-occurring conditions and long-term effects.
Main Methods:
- Review of clinical presentation and natural course of Osgood-Schlatter disease.
- Correlation of treatment approaches with symptom severity and disease duration.
Main Results:
- Treatment should be tailored to the 12- to 24-month course of the disease.
- Mild symptoms necessitate patient education and activity moderation.
- Severe symptoms may require rest or immobilization followed by quadriceps strengthening.
Conclusions:
- Osgood-Schlatter disease is a self-limiting condition requiring individualized treatment.
- Potential long-term effects include anterior knee prominence or painful kneeling.
- Simultaneous occurrence with Sinding-Larsen-Johansson disease is possible.
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