What Is Osgood Schlatter Disease?
7. Diagnosis
A doctor may order X-rays of the patient’s knee(s) to look for signs of any other conditions that may be causing the patient’s pain and to confirm the diagnosis. However, this is not always necessary. Often a doctor can make an OSD diagnosis on the basis of an examination alone.
A family doctor may be able to diagnose Osgood-Schlatter or may refer the patient to a specialist in orthopedics and sports medicine. In either case, the doctor will perform an examination of the knee to check for tenderness of the tibial tubercle. The doctor will also ask the patient questions about how long the pain has occurred and what factors make it better or worse.
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