Osgood–Schlattern.
/ˌɒzɡʊdˈʃlatə/, U.S. /ˈɑzˌɡʊdˈʃlɑdər/ Medicine.
attributive and in the genitive, esp. in Osgood-Schlatter disease. Osteochondritis of the tibial tuberosity (apophysis), seen most commonly in early adolescence and usually associated with chronic minor stress to the knee occurring during certain types of sporting activity.
ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders of bones > [adjective] > disorders of specific bones
subscapular1634
spinal1839
spineless1860
Osgood–Schlatter1912
1909 Edinb. Med. Jrnl. 23 249 The name of Schlatter's Disease has been given to this lesion since it was described by that surgeon in 1903, though Müller had published an account of it in 1887.]
1912 Amer. Jrnl. Orthopedic Surg. 9 317 Some have suggested Osgood-Schlatter disease, but it is my own opinion that the condition was recognized..many years previous to the work of these two gentlemen.
1921 Ann. Surg. 73 77 This condition is usually referred to as Osgood-Schlatter's Disease, but should really be classed as an injury and not a true disease.
1932 W. Mercer Orthopædic Surg. ix. 32 The true Osgood-Schlatter disease shows..characteristic bony changes which stamp it as a definite disease entity.
1981 Clin. Orthopaedics No. 158. 70 The following are models of the several varieties [of osteochondrosis]: Osgood-Schlatter syndrome, typifying muscle/tendon stress on the tibial tuberosity; medial epicondylosis (Adams), [etc.].
1991 Sunday Sun (Brisbane) 8 Dec. (Mag.) 17/2 Our 16-year-old son has recently been diagnosed as having Osgood-Schlatter's disease in his left knee.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
n.1912