Osgood Schlatter

Osgood Schlatter - not easy to pronounce 😂

🤔Apophysitis of tibial tuberosity

👉🏼Common in adolescents 8-14 years

👉🏼Boys> Girls

❓Rapid growth , sports , injuries

👉🏼Pain , swelling , in one knee or both (30%)

😩 Pain ⬆️ Running. , jumping , kneeling , sports -football etc

😊 Better with rest, anti inflammatory gels or medications ( if allowed) , brace/ tape , education, pacing

🧐 Physical exam can diagnose if no other symptoms

🩺 Treatment -

🧊ice 2-3 /day

🙆 Stretching tight quadriceps

🏋️‍♀️ Strengthening exercises for quadriceps

Gets better in 1-2 years once the growth plate is ossified

PHYS