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Child With Pain In The Knee Cap. Popping In The Knee While Bending The Knee. Is Anything Wrong?

i took my son to the orhtopedic yesterday because he complained of a little pain in the front of hin knee just below the knee cap. He does not feel the pain unless he is in a deep squat putting weight on it usually, but other than that he can run, juke, and play football fine. He was squatting at school three times a week which I think might have starined it, and the Ortho said that might be Jumpers knee, and just needs time to heal. He also felt a small popping on the side when he bends his knee but he has no pain at all here, and when I feel it, it almost feels like a ligament moving to the side when he bends his knee, but he has no problem there except the popping sensation. Is this normal and sound about right.
posted on Sat, 11 May 2013
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Osgood-Schlatter disease can cause a painful lump below the kneecap in children and adolescents experiencing growth spurts during puberty. Osgood-Schlatter disease occurs most often in boys who participate in sports that involve running, jumping and swift changes of direction. This can be easily diagnosed with knee x-rays. This is a self limiting condition that can last from weeks to months, and will stop when the child's bones stop growing.
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Child With Pain In The Knee Cap. Popping In The Knee While Bending The Knee. Is Anything Wrong?

Hello: Osgood-Schlatter disease can cause a painful lump below the kneecap in children and adolescents experiencing growth spurts during puberty. Osgood-Schlatter disease occurs most often in boys who participate in sports that involve running, jumping and swift changes of direction. This can be easily diagnosed with knee x-rays. This is a self limiting condition that can last from weeks to months, and will stop when the child s bones stop growing. I hope this helps!