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ORPHA:97335Disease
Also called Aseptic necrosis of the tibial tubercle · Osteochondrosis of the tibial tubercle
What it is
Osgood-Schlatter disease is a traction apophysitis of the anterior tibial tubercle described in active adolescents and characterized by gradual onset of pain and swelling of the anterior knee causing limping that usually disappears at the end of growth.
Key facts
- Age of onset
- Adolescent, Childhood
- Inheritance
- Not applicable
- Classified as
- Disease
Signs and symptoms
Common30–79%
5These ranges are how often a sign appears across everyone diagnosed, not a prediction for one person — most people have some of these and not others. Orphanet also records findings that are specifically absent in this disease; those are in the data but not listed here.
ICD-10 codes
ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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