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Osgood-Schlatter Disease: Multimedia

Author: Aparna Joshi, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine
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Updated: Oct 12, 2007

Multimedia

Radiograph of a patient who is skeletally mature....Media file 1: Radiograph of a patient who is skeletally mature. Note that the tibial tubercle is enlarged and that an ossicle is present, with an overlying bursa. Image courtesy of J Andy Sullivan, MD.
Radiograph of a patient who is skeletally mature....

Radiograph of a patient who is skeletally mature. Note that the tibial tubercle is enlarged and that an ossicle is present, with an overlying bursa. Image courtesy of J Andy Sullivan, MD.

Radiograph of a patient who is skeletally immatur...Media file 2: Radiograph of a patient who is skeletally immature. The tubercle is elongated and fragmented, and overlying soft-tissue swelling is present. Image courtesy of J Andy Sullivan, MD.
Radiograph of a patient who is skeletally immatur...

Radiograph of a patient who is skeletally immature. The tubercle is elongated and fragmented, and overlying soft-tissue swelling is present. Image courtesy of J Andy Sullivan, MD.

More on Osgood-Schlatter Disease

Overview: Osgood-Schlatter Disease
Imaging: Osgood-Schlatter Disease
Follow-up: Osgood-Schlatter Disease
Multimedia: Osgood-Schlatter Disease
References

References

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  8. Weiss JM, Jordan SS, Andersen JS, et al. Surgical Treatment of Unresolved Osgood-Schlatter Disease: Ossicle Resection With Tibial Tubercleplasty. J Pediatr Orthop. October/November 2007;27(7):844-7. [Medline].

Further Reading

Keywords

Osgood-Schlatter lesion, tibial apophysitis, tibial tuberosity avulsion, tibial tuberosity osteochondrosis, knee pain in adolescents, knee pain in children, pediatric knee pain

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Aparna Joshi, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine
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Medical Editor

Beverly P Wood, MD, MS, PhD, EdD, Professor, Departments of Radiology and Pediatrics, Division of Medical Education, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
Beverly P Wood, MD, MS, PhD, EdD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association for Women Radiologists, American College of Radiology, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, American Medical Association, American Roentgen Ray Society, Association of University Radiologists, Radiological Society of North America, and Society for Pediatric Radiology
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Bernard D Coombs, MB, ChB, PhD, Consulting Staff, Department of Specialist Rehabilitation Services, Hutt Valley District Health Board, New Zealand
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Marta Hernanz-Schulman, MD, FAAP, Professor, Radiology, Radiological Sciences, and Pediatrics, Director, Department of Pediatric Radiology, Radiologist-in-Chief, Director, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt Children's Hospital
Marta Hernanz-Schulman, MD, FAAP is a member of the following medical societies: American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine and American Roentgen Ray Society
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CME Editor

Robert M Krasny, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Radiology, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute
Robert M Krasny, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Roentgen Ray Society and Radiological Society of North America
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Chief Editor

Felix S Chew, MD, MBA, EdM, Professor, Department of Radiology, Vice Chairman for Radiology Informatics, Section Head of Musculoskeletal Radiology, University of Washington
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