dc.contributor.author | Bloom, O. Josh | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Mackler, Leslie | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2004 | eng |
dc.description.abstract | Osgood-Schlatter disease is a common cause of pain and tenderness at the tibial tuberosity in active adolescents. It is typically a self-limited condition that waxes and wanes, but which often takes months to years to resolve entirely. It is best managed with conservative measures (activity modification, ice, anti- inflammatory agents) and time (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, several case series and retrospective studies). In chronic cases that are refractory to conservative treatment, surgical intervention yields good results, particularly for patients with bony or cartilaginous ossicles. Excision of these ossicles produces resolution of symptoms and return to activity in several weeks (SOR: C, several case series). Corticosteroid injections are not recommended (SOR: C, case reports and expert opinion). | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/3208 | eng |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcollection | Clinical Inquiries, 2004 (MU) | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Journal of family practice, 53, no. 02 (February 2004) | eng |
dc.rights | OpenAccess. | eng |
dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. | eng |
dc.subject | tibial tuberosity | eng |
dc.subject | ossicles | eng |
dc.subject | corticosteroids | eng |
dc.subject | sports activity | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Sports injuries -- Treatment | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Adrenocortical hormones | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Tibial Nerve | eng |
dc.title | What is the best treatment for Osgood-Schlatter disease? | eng |
dc.type | Article | eng |