Osgood Schlatters Disease

The treatment is generally non-operative and most children are completely asymptomatic in adulthood.  Occasionally there may be pain with prolonged kneeling.  It normally takes 12-18months for the condition to fully resolve.

During this time treatment consists of

• Sports activity modification within tolerance of pain and severity of symptoms.
• Maintenance of knee motion with hamstring and quadriceps flexibility exercises during the child’s rapid growth phase is helpful.
• Anti-inflammatory medications
• If symptoms progress to the point of being disabling during routine daily activity, a brief period (7-10 days) of immobilization usually resolves the discomfort

Occasionally surgery to remove part of the underlying bone may be indicated in severe cases.