Pediatric Orthopedist

My DD was diagnosed with severe Osgood-Schlatters just before Thanksgiving. X-rays showed a long laundry list of issues including a 9mm separation and calcification around the tendon itself. The inflammation was significantly reduced when she went on complete rest for a couple months, but just a couple weeks back and already it is flaring up again.

Just wondering if anyone here has taken their DD to a pediatric orthopedist for this condition and if any surgical intervention was required or helped.

Thanks.

Rest helped my DD but I dont think her case was severe. That was 4 years ago. She has had many foot/ankle/knee ailments since then. These girls bodies really take a beating. Most have been from injuries. The problems that scare me are the pains that cant be traced back to an event. The nagging pains those worry me.

A girl on our team took 6 weeks completely off and came back in Jan. She is playing lights out now that she has two good legs. I will ask the parents who her DR is tomorrow night and let you know.

Kim Lehman - Sports Therapist in Lewisville

972-353-0151

No Ortho or Dr can do what this guy does for your dd.

97keepersdad wrote:Kim Lehman - Sports Therapist in Lewisville

972-353-0151

No Ortho or Dr can do what this guy does for your dd.

I'll second this. One of my dd's and many others I know have had terrific results with him.

Our DD has had severe O/S issues for a few years. Calcification just below one knee makes it very, very sensitive to impact. Tried resting for several weeks (more than once), but pain returned. Between soccer (club & school), CC and track, there's not much down time for her. Best thing we've found is icing after any/all activities, stretching exercises, and regular visits to the physical therapist. Also, she used to take OSCON, but not any longer.

There was a 2 page thread on the boys side about this issue that I thought you might find helpful.

http://www.txsoccer.info/t4369-osgood-schlatters?highlight=osgood

If you look further back in this thread I asked for recommendations for a Ped. Ortho and got a ton of very helpful responses.

R.I.C.E. does not help longterm. The only way to perform with Osgood is to stretch properly before and after EVERY practice and game. A good therapist that knows the proper stretching techniques is a must. The problem only goes away after the growth plates have fully closed.

Thank you for the link on the boys board. I found that thread several months ago and unfortunately haven't gained any real insight from it.

The reason I was asking if anyone had a DD treated by a pediatric orthopedist for this particular condition is because our pediatrician warned us most ortho docs won't go near her due to the growth plate involvement.

LonDrew wrote:Our DD has had severe O/S issues for a few years. Calcification just below one knee makes it very, very sensitive to impact. Tried resting for several weeks (more than once), but pain returned. Between soccer (club & school), CC and track, there's not much down time for her. Best thing we've found is icing after any/all activities, stretching exercises, and regular visits to the physical therapist. Also, she used to take OSCON, but not any longer.

She's pretty good about stretching having done gymnastics for five years before moving to soccer. Unfortunately I think she's just the perfect storm of genetically powerful quads plus a sizeable growth spurt plus lots of soccer and track. I will definitely look into the OSCON as well.

nukem wrote:A girl on our team took 6 weeks completely off and came back in Jan. She is playing lights out now that she has two good legs. I will ask the parents who her DR is tomorrow night and let you know.

The girl on your team that took 6 weeks off, do you recall what her knee condition was?

BallControl02 wrote:

nukem wrote:A girl on our team took 6 weeks completely off and came back in Jan. She is playing lights out now that she has two good legs. I will ask the parents who her DR is tomorrow night and let you know.

The girl on your team that took 6 weeks off, do you recall what her knee condition was?

I am 90% sure that her parents said it was Osgood-Schlatters. I just remember it was something that I couldn't pronounce.