Osgood Schlatters

PRun54 · Joined: 07 Oct 2005 Posts: 1

I have osgood schlatters. I found out I had it when I was 11. I wrestle and at wrestling whenever I ran or got on my knees it hurt like CRAZY. So we went to the doctor and found out that I had Osgood Schlatters. It occurs During periods of rapid growth, stress from contraction of the quadriceps is transmitted through the patellar tendon onto a small portion of the partially developed tibial tuberosity. This may result in a partial avulsion fracture through the ossification center. Eventually, secondary heterotopic bone formation occurs in the tendon near its insertion, producing a visible lump. Approximately 25% of patients have bilateral lesions. I have heard that Nike Shox TL2 or TL3 have helped some OS suffers. This web page gives a lot of info on OS check it out. http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic347.htm