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Osgood-Schlatter Disease

I'm a freshman in College and am suffering from Osgood-Schlatter. I've read a lot of information on this and it seams that most treatments listed state to rest on it, and it will go away after about a year. I first started feeling pain in my knee in 7th grade...That's 6 years of pain. I run for my college team, and my Junior year in high School, I took a year off from running, but soon after I started up again, the pain returned. I've had x-rays done, and there are several bone fragments that have been unattached. What options do I have left?

Follow Ups:

• Re: Osgood-Schlatter's Disease (Archive.) Walt Stoll 09:59:30 3/12/02 (0)
• Re: Osgood-Schlatter Disease Sean 16:25:15 3/11/02 (0)

In Reply to: Osgood-Schlatter Disease posted by Jason on March 11, 2002 at 14:38:33:

oh ouch ... bone fragments

I have a mild form of osgood slat also ... I cant run ...
my knees hurt too much ... err well I should say when I used to try to run ... dont do much running now adays unless its ... err well nevermind thats a different story :)

I used to be a bodybuilder thou; and I would often stretch A LOT before working out. This would help some of the pain.
I would see a dr. about the bone fragments thou ... and perhaps you might need to find a different sport ...

Sean

In Reply to: Osgood-Schlatter Disease posted by Jason on March 11, 2002 at 14:38:33:

Hi, Jason.

You were given poor advice OR you just heard what you wanted to hear (pretty common). Osgood Schlatter's only subsides when the tibial tubercle permanently attaches to the tibia and that does not happen until growth stops.

In your case you did not avoid athletics during that period of time and so NOW you need surgical removal of the unattached tubercle and a prolonged period of crutches and physical therapy while you are reattaching your patellar tendon to the surgical site.

Your doc did you no favors. Unfortunately, YOU are the one who has to pay the penalty.

Walt