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Osgood-Schlatter disease is a common cause of knee pain in growing adolescents, characterized by inflammation of the patellar tendon attachment at the tibial tuberosity. It is a form of traction apophysitis resulting from repetitive stress during periods of rapid growth. The term is a legacy eponym; the condition is best described as tibial tubercle apophysitis.

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Medical codes (for reference)

UMLS CUI: C0029376
ICD-10-CM
M92.52
MeSH
D055034
SNOMED CT (US)
72047008

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