Operative Management (Bosworth Procedure) of Osgood – Schlatter Disease in an Adolescent Indian National Hockey Player: A Case Report

Abstract

Osgood-Schlatter’s disease remains the most frequent cause of chronic knee pain in adolescent children although it is an uncommon disorder whose incidence is generally unknown. We report a 16-year-old boy who was national hockey player came to the clinic with his father complaining of recurrent both sided knee pain for one year without fever and limitation of ambulation. There was no history of trauma or previous injury to knees. Initially he was only aware of pain when playing hockey and relieved with rest but over time he began to experience pain at rest. Plain radiograph showed features of bilateral tibial osteochondrosis with right tubercle fragmentation suggesting Osgood-Schlatter’s disease. We managed left knee conservatively and right knee surgically, both with good results.