Also known as apophysitis of the tibial tubercle, Osgood Schlatter's disease is a purely juvenile medical condition, the onset of which is the bone immaturity of the tibial tuberosity, typical of adolescence, and an abnormal mechanism of traction of the patellar tendon, in the comparisons of the tibial tuberosity itself.
Typical symptoms of Osgood Schlatter's disease are pain and swelling just below the knee, to be precise where the patellar tendon attaches to the tibial tuberosity.
Generally, the diagnosis of Osgood Schlatter's disease is based on physical examination and history.
In almost all cases, Osgood Schlatter's disease is a temporary condition that resolves spontaneously at the end of the typical adolescent bone development.
Also known as apophysitis of the tibial tubercle, Osgood Schlatter's disease is a purely juvenile disorder: the conditions for the suffering of the tibial tuberosity, in fact, exist only in the years of greater skeletal growth.
Experts do not consider Osgood Schlatter's disease to be a serious condition, as it is bound to resolve spontaneously within a few months.
Osgood Schlatter's disease is an example of apophysitis; in medicine, the term "apophysitis" indicates a variety of osteochondrosis, characterized by the "inflammation of a" apophysis, that is, a projection or an outgrowth of a bone in the human body.
