Osgood-Schlatter's disease
- Osgood-Schlatter's disease
Os·good-Schlat·ter's disease 'äz-.gu̇d-'shlät-ərz- n an osteochondritis of the tuberosity of the tibia that occurs esp. among adolescent males
Osgood Robert Bayley (1873-1956)
American orthopedic surgeon. Osgood was a professor of orthopedic surgery and chief of staff of the orthopedic department at a Boston hospital. He published several texts on orthopedic surgery and was one of the authors of a 1909 monograph on diseases of the bones. In 1903 he described painful lesions of the tibial tuberosity in children and adolescents.
Schlatter Carl (1864-1934)
Swiss surgeon. A professor of surgery at Zurich, Schlatter is best known for performing the first successful total gastrectomy in 1897. He published, also in 1903, an independent description of the same disease described by Osgood. The disease is now known as Osgood-Schlatter's disease.
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Osgood-Schlatter disease — Infobox Disease Name = Osgood Schlatter disease Caption = Lateral radiograph of the knee demonstrating fragmentation of the tibial tubercle (see inset) with overlying soft tissue swelling. DiseasesDB = 9299 ICD10 = ICD10|M|92|5|m|91 ICD9 =… … Wikipedia
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Osgood-Schlatter-Syndrom — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 M92.5 Juvenile Osteochondrose der Tibia und der Fibula Tuberositas tibiae (Osgood Schlatter Krankheit) … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Osgood-Schlatter disease — inflammation and swelling at the site of insertion of the patellar tendon at the tibial tuberosity, just below the knee (see apophysitis), resulting in a prominent painful lump. It occurs in adolescence, as a result of excessive physical activity … The new mediacal dictionary
Maladie d'Osgood-Schlatter — Classification et ressources externes Fragmentation de l attache tibiale non encore ossifiée du tendon rotulien, sous les forces de tractions répétées dues à certains sports. CIM 10 … Wikipédia en Français
Morbus Osgood-Schlatter — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 M92.5 Juvenile Osteochondrose der Tibia und der Fibula Tuberositas tibiae (Osgood Schlatter Krankheit) … Deutsch Wikipedia
Enfermedad de Osgood-Schlatter — Radiografía lateral de la rodilla demonstrando fragmentación del tubérculo tibial, con tejido sobreabundante Clasificación y recursos externos … Wikipedia Español
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