Osgood-Schlatter disease in adulthood : a case report

Abstract

Osgood-Schlatter disease is a common cause of anterior knee pain in the athletic adolescent population. It commonly presents with tenderness at the patellar tendon insertion site at the tibial tuberosity, usually caused by microavulsions or existing anatomical variations at this site. Its severity is dictated by the degree of repetitive strain activities such as jumping and sprinting. Although well described in the adolescent and the young athletic population, this disease is considerably rare in adults and consequently an unusual problem faced by physicians and surgeons alike. This case report explores an unusual case of Osgood-Schlatter disease in a 29-year-old male, in which the symptomatology, pathophysiology and images are used to investigate the case. Finally, different management options are explored with the aim of aiding medical practitioners treating such patients.