UAN:223 Article type:--Osteochondritis is an inflammation of developing bone in children, in which an area becomes softened and deformed in the lower limbs or back. Osgood-Schlatter’s disease is a form of this which occurs at the upper front

, and that it is not caused by a cyst on the tendon. Osgood Schlatter’s disease can occur at the lower end of the patellar tendon in younger athletes. Self-treatmentWhilst rest, ice and anti-inflammatories may give temporary relief, self-treatment is usually ineffective

)Achilles TendinitisLower-leg injuriesAnterior Compartment SyndromeCalf tearShinsplintsStress FracturesTibial Periositis (shin)Knee injuriesAnterior Cruciate Ligament injuryBaker's CystHoffars syndrome Medial Collateral Ligament injury Meniscal CystMeniscal InjuriesOsgood-Schlatters