Osgood-Schlatter Disease Unveiled Under High-frequency Ultrasonogram

• Published in: Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 10; no. 10; p. e3411
• Main Author: Siddiq, Md Abu B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Cureus Inc 04-10-2018; Cureus
• Subjects: Boys; Bursitis; Case reports; Knee; Medical diagnosis; NMR; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Pain; Pain Management; Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; Rheumatology; Surgeons; Teenagers; X-rays; diagnosis; osgood schlatter disease; musculoskeletal; anterior knee pain; high-frequency ultrasonogram
• ISSN: 2168-8184; 2168-8184
• DOI: 10.7759/cureus.3411

Osgood-Schlatter disease is a painful condition, affecting the tibial tuberosity of physically active children with a painful bump that aggravates with repetitive impacts over the affected area during exercise, sports, or even usual daily activities. The condition is usually unilateral; however, bilateral presentation is not unlikely. In addition to clinical features, a unique radiological finding appears worthy in terms of accurate diagnosis. Moreover, ultrasonogram-based pathological changes could appear not only in the tibial tuberosity but also in the patellar tendon. In this study subject, I approached the condition with a high-frequency musculoskeletal ultrasonogram in order to add further information about the ailment in medical literature. The conservative approach was found effective to relieve the patient's problems.