A disorder of cartilage and bone formation which affects the joints in children, causing pain and a limp, probably due to circulation disturbances to that part of the bone.
Degeneration and necrosis of the growth center of bones.
A chronic condition, also called osteochondritis, in children involving inflammation and deformity of growing bone. It is caused by an inadequate blood supply to the developing bone, which causes the bone to progressively deteriorate over a period of 2 to 3 years. Generally, only one bone is affected. Symptoms may include pain in the affected area and restriction of movement. X rays are often used to make the diagnosis.
This includes a group of diseases involving degeneration of the centre of ossification in the growing bones of children and adolescents. They include Kohler’s disease, osgoodschlatter’s disease, and perthe’s disease.
A disease causing painful degenerative changes in the ossification centers of the epiphyses of bones, particularly during periods of rapid growth in children (Osgood-Schlatter disease). It is most likely to result from trauma before fusion of the epiphysis to the main bone that occurs between ages 10 and 15; thus it is most common in active adolescent boys (rather than girls) and may affect one or both knees. Other causes are a deficiency in local blood supply or genetic factors. The process may result in aseptic necrosis of bone, or there may be gradual healing and repair.