Growth plate fractures - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2021年2月25日 · A growth plate fracture at the knee can cause the leg to be shorter, longer or crooked if the growth plate has permanent damage. Growth plate injuries around the wrist and shoulder usually heal without problems.
Osgood-Schlatter Disease (Knee Pain) - OrthoInfo - AAOS
Osgood-Schlatter disease is a common cause of knee pain in growing adolescents. It is an inflammation of the area just below the knee where the tendon from the kneecap (patellar tendon) attaches to the shinbone (tibia).
Osgood-Schlatter Disease: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Osgood-Schlatter disease is painful swelling in your child’s knee. It happens when the patellar tendon in their knee is irritated. It usually affects kids going through growth spurts who use their knees a lot to run, jump or play sports. You can usually treat at home with rest, ice and over-the-counter medications.
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Osgood-Schlatter disease is a condition that causes pain and swelling below the knee joint, where the patellar tendon attaches to the top of the shinbone (tibia), a spot called the tibial tuberosity. There may also be inflammation of the patellar tendon, which stretches over the kneecap.
Knee Pain and Osgood-Schlatter Disease - HealthyChildren.org
2019年10月11日 · Osgood-Schlatter is a common condition in young athletes that refers to irritation of a growth plate at the knee. It typically occurs in active teens during their growth spurt and resolves after the bone stops growing. Children have growth plates called apophyses where muscles and tendons attach.
Osgood-Schlatter Disease (for Parents) | Nemours KidsHealth
Osgood-Schlatter disease (OSD) is swelling and irritation of the growth plate at the top of the shinbone. A growth plate is a layer of cartilage near the end of a bone where most of the bone's growth happens. It is weaker and more at risk for injury than the rest of the bone.
Growth Plate Fractures: Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
Growth plate fractures are cracks in a child’s growth plate — the special section of cartilage at the ends of their long bones. They only affect kids and teens because growth plates harden into regular bone when a child is done growing.
Osgood-Schlatter Disease and Knee Growing Pains - Verywell …
2024年8月7日 · Osgood-Schlatter disease is a common condition in children and adolescents. Often referred to as growing pains, it results from tendons pulling on the knee's growth plate during rapid growth of the knee.
Growth Plate Fracture: How It Happens and How It's Treated
2022年10月10日 · Growth plate fractures are injuries to the soft connective tissue in the ends of long bones of children and teens. This soft tissue makes it possible for bones to grow as children age. It’s...
Growth Plate Injuries: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Steps to Take
Diagnosis of Growth Plate Injuries. Doctors diagnose growth plate injuries by: Asking about the pain and injury, including when the pain started and how the injury happened. Examining your child, which may include checking the injured area for tenderness, swelling, and deformity. Ordering x-rays.