What Is Osgood Schlatter Disease?
5. Risk Factors
Repetitive physical activity of the knee, such as bending, jumping, or running, is one of the most significant risk factors for Osgood-Schlatter disease. It is likely to affect adolescents who participate in sports such as basketball, volleyball, cross-country, track and field, and figure skating. Ballet also puts one at increased risk of OSD because it requires repetitive deep knee bends.
In the past, Osgood-Schlatter disease tended to affect boys more often than girls. However, this may have been because opportunities for girls to play sports were more limited. It is now commonly accepted for both boys and girls to participate in sports such as soccer and basketball, and the number of girls affected by OSD has seen a concomitant increase.
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