Orthopedics · Orthopedics / Pediatric orthopedics
Osgood–Schlatter syndrome
also: Tibial tubercle apophysitis
Traction apophysitis of the tibial tubercle.
- Specialty
- Orthopedics
- Subspecialty
- Orthopedics / Pediatric orthopedics
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected, male predominance; Female: affected; Children: yes, 10–15 years
- Gene(s) involved
- None recorded
- Alternative names & eponyms
- Tibial tubercle apophysitis
Etiology & mechanism
Repetitive quadriceps traction in growing athletes.
Gene(s) involved (0)
No gene recorded for this syndrome.
Symptoms & signs (4)
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