Presentation
Persistent pain of the right knee tibial apophysis.
Patient Data
Notable soft tissue swelling with fragmentation of the tibial apophysis apparent.
Growth nucleus of the tibial apophysis appears fragmented and edematous.
Thickening of the distal portion of the patellar tendon and Hoffa’s adipose body.
Marked fluid distension of the deep infrapatellar bursa.
Case Discussion
Osgood-Schlatter disease is an osteochondrosis of the anterior tibial apophysis. It occurs most commonly in pre-adolescent males between 11 and 15 years of age.
It is mostly found in children who play sports in which repeated quadriceps muscle use is required to jump, run and change direction, e.g. athletics, basketball, soccer, dance, skating.