Medical Definition of Apophysitis tibialis adolescentium
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A common knee disorder in teenage boys, results from the chronic avulsion of the tibial tubercle, a bony prominence on the tibia.
Symptoms include knee pain with range of motion, especially against resistance. Knee pain is often worse after prolonged physical activity.
(27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Apophysitis Tibialis Adolescentium
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