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Doing activities such as running, jumping and bending causes the quadriceps muscle to pull on the patellar tendon.
What causes the painful bump?
Stress on a child's growth plate can cause it to become swollen and painful.
The repeated stress can cause the tendon to pull away from the shinbone, resulting in the pain and swelling associated with Osgood-Schlatter disease.
Children experiencing growth spurts during puberty.
Physical examination and x-rays of the knee are used to diagnose this disease.
It is an inflammatory disease that causes a painful lump located under the knee cap.
Most commonly occurs in
Boys ages 13 to 14
Girls ages 11 to 12
Osgood-Schlatter disease affects as many as 1 in 5 adolescent athletes.
Treatment and Prognosis