knee pain in adolescents

  • What is Osgood Schlatter Disease?

    Osgood Schlatter Disease (OSD) is a painful knee condition most commonly seen in growing adolescents and children, when bones, muscles and tendons are rapidly changing in the body, therefore resulting in growing pains under the knee cap. OSD is an overuse injury rather than a sudden injury to the knee.  OSD is more prevalent in…