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Tendinopathies of the Patellofemoral Joint: A Case-Based Approach: Osgood–Schlatter’s Disease in a 12-Year-Old

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Osgood-Schaltter’s disease (OSD) is a common overuse syndrome that affects the tibial tuberosity in children during their puberty growth spurt. It causes cartilaginous damage of the tubercle during the apophyseal maturation stage. Symptoms include local pain, swelling and tenderness on the tuberosity that worsens with physical activities. Conservative treatment includes rest, ice, activity modification and physical therapy. Vitamin D supplementation and immobilization may have a role in treatment. Occasionally, some of these patients may require surgery.

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  1. Fundación Valle del Lili, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia

    Juan Pablo Martinez-Cano

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Redcliffe Hospital, Queensland Children’s Hospital, Brisbane Private Hospital, North West Private Hospital, Brisbane, Australia

    Sheanna Maine

  3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Marc Tompkins

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  1. NorthShore Orthopaedic & Spine Institute, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, USA

    Jason L. Koh

  2. Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan

    Ryosuke Kuroda

  3. Clínica Espregueira - FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Porto, Portugal

    João Espregueira-Mendes

  4. Bioresearch Foundation, Orthopaedic Arthroscopic Surgery Intl, Milano, Italy

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Martinez-Cano, J.P., Maine, S., Tompkins, M. (2022). Tendinopathies of the Patellofemoral Joint: A Case-Based Approach: Osgood–Schlatter’s Disease in a 12-Year-Old. In: Koh, J.L., Kuroda, R., Espregueira-Mendes, J., Gobbi, A. (eds) The Patellofemoral Joint. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81545-5_25

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