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      Category : Health Centers > Bones, Joints, and Muscles

Osgood-Schlatter Disease and Sever Disease

Alternate Names : Osteochondroses

Osgood-Schlatter Disease and Sever Disease | Symptoms & Signs | Diagnosis & Tests | Prevention & Expectations | Treatment & Monitoring

What can be done to prevent the disease?

There is no way to prevent these conditions in a growing, active child. Sports safety guidelines can be followed to minimize pain.

What are the long-term effects of the disease?

A child who has either of these conditions will usually outgrow it in a year or two. There is no long-term disability associated with either condition.


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Osgood-Schlatter Disease and Sever Disease: Diagnosis & Tests

 

Osgood-Schlatter Disease and Sever Disease: Treatment & Monitoring

Author: John Wegmann, MD
Reviewer: Eileen McLaughlin, RN, BSN
Date Reviewed: 05/18/01



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