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Osgood–Schlatter Disease

Apophysitis of tibial tubercle in adolescents due to repetitive traction from quadriceps. Common in athletic boys (10–15 yrs). Clinical: pain, swelling, prominent tender tibial tubercle. X-ray: fragmentation and irregularity of tibial tubercle apophysis. Treatment: activity modification, stretching, NSAIDs; resolves with skeletal maturity.

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Apophysitis of tibial tubercle in adolescents due to repetitive traction from quadriceps. Common in athletic boys (10–15 yrs). Clinical: pain, swelling, prominent tender tibial tubercle. X-ray: fragmentation and irregularity of tibial tubercle apophysis. Treatment: activity modification, stretching, NSAIDs; resolves with skeletal maturity.
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