Orthopedic problems in adolescents
Physical health problems encountered during adolescence may influence the development of the body if not treated. There are some anatomical areas, such as the spine, knee and ankle, to adolescents who may orthopedic problems, such as Osgood-Schlatter disease, and Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis.
Osgood-Schlatter disease is caused due to an injury or overuse of the knee, which causes swelling and pain in the area below the knee, above the shin bone. The patellar tendon and soft tissue around the gets his inflamed due to the continuous draughts in the region where the tendon connects below the knee. Usually, teenagers who are actively involved in sports and sports like football, basketball, soccer, gymnastics and ballet, tend to Osgood-Schlatter disease. Males ages eleven to fifteen and girls ages eight to thirteen are at greater risk. The reason why teenagers get this problem is the fact that bones grow faster compared with the tendons and muscles at that age and that is why the muscles and tendons stretch and become firm.
The symptoms of Osgood-Schlatter disease are swelling of the knee, sensitive area below the knee and a limp. The doctor will check the patient’s medical history and clinical examination will be carried out diagnostic procedures such as X-ray. The doctor will decide on the treatment that should be done through the study of the overall health, age, medical history, tolerance, certain medicines and extent of the disease. Treatment will include medicines, but, compression, elevation, neoprene knee sleeve and physical education. The main objective will be to control and limit the pain in the knee from reduction in adolescent physical activity. Usually the disease Osgood-Schlatter be healed over a period of time and in very rare cases a surgery is required.
Olisthainoun capital femoral epiphysis is a problem that affects the hip joint. The ball is the head of the thigh bone, also known as femoral head slips from the femur bone breaks the neck. Because of this hip joint becomes stiff and painful. Olisthainoun capital femoral epiphysis is the most common disorder of the hip, which can happen in one or two of the hips and is more common in boys than to girls. In fact, youths from age ten to eighteen years and those who are overweight can be affected by this. The illness can occur during a time span of a few weeks or even years. The condition, because if it resulted in injury and is also called acute slip when the results after a period of time is called chronic slip. Olisthainoun capital femoral epiphysis caused by the drugs, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and thyroid problems.
There are three degrees of intensity depreciation of the capital femoral epiphysis, mild, moderate and severe. In mild slipped capital femoral epiphysis, only one third of the femoral head slips from the femur bone. In a modest, one-third to half dyes and a serious, more than half of the femoral head slips. The symptoms of this situation is the pain in the hip which increases during movement, pain in the thigh, knee and groin, and limpness in the leg. When a teenager walks will be no clicking sound in the hip, and his / her feet will turn outwards.
Besides studying the patient’s medical history, the doctor will recommend diagnostic procedures such as bone scans, X-ray, MRI and blood test. Bone scans will determine the arthritic changes and degenerative changes in the joints, which helps detect tumors and bone diseases and the cause of pain and inflammation. The X-ray will provide an image inside the bone, tissues and organs. The magnetic resonance imaging provide a detailed picture of structures inside the body, with the help of large magnets. It is better if you dropped capital femoral epiphysis determined in the early stages, so that the femur bone in the head does not slip off any further. The teen may need to undergo surgery with physical education.
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