Osgood-Schlatter disease - Learn more
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Osgood Schlatter disease is a condition that can cause pain in the knees of children and adolescents. It arises when the patellar tendon, which attaches the kneecap to the shinbone, becomes too tight, leading to inflammation and damage to the shinbone, in the area just below the kneecap.
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