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Does Knee Cap Gap Cause Pain In The Leg?
today, my 6 yrs old son can t put his weight on his right legs and his complaining of a pain when he starts to put weight on it. went to the doctor and said that he has a knee cap gap thats been there for awhile. how could this happen without us noticing it and him being so active with all the climbing, running and all sorts of litle boys do? would this affect his health and he s worried that he might not be able to run again?
Tue, 10 Mar 2020
Hello,
He has right leg pain and when you consulted a doctor he said he has a knee cap gap. As your child is 6 years old, he is still developing his bones and ligaments, this occurs till he is about 18- 20 years when his bones and joints mature and become adult bone and joints. The knee cap problem may be due to a kind of tendinitis which occurs in the lower part of your knee near the insertion of ligament patella. This condition is called (Osgood–Schlatter disease). This occurs in children who are very active and healthy.
This condition requires some period of rest and then he can restart his activities. Apart from this condition, there are certain other kind of diseases which are seen when the children’s bone are developing especially around the knee. These can be diagnosed after a proper clinical examination and investigations which can be done by your orthopedic doctor. What I can suggest you now is to follow the doctors advise and go slow for 6 weeks after which he will be ready to be back to his normal routine slowly, rest assured.
Wish him a speedy recovery. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Santosh S Jeevannavar, Orthopaedic Surgeon
He has right leg pain and when you consulted a doctor he said he has a knee cap gap. As your child is 6 years old, he is still developing his bones and ligaments, this occurs till he is about 18- 20 years when his bones and joints mature and become adult bone and joints. The knee cap problem may be due to a kind of tendinitis which occurs in the lower part of your knee near the insertion of ligament patella. This condition is called (Osgood–Schlatter disease). This occurs in children who are very active and healthy.
This condition requires some period of rest and then he can restart his activities. Apart from this condition, there are certain other kind of diseases which are seen when the children’s bone are developing especially around the knee. These can be diagnosed after a proper clinical examination and investigations which can be done by your orthopedic doctor. What I can suggest you now is to follow the doctors advise and go slow for 6 weeks after which he will be ready to be back to his normal routine slowly, rest assured.
Wish him a speedy recovery. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Santosh S Jeevannavar, Orthopaedic Surgeon
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