The disease is considered a variety of osteodistrophy: in the lower part of the knee cup, painful education is developing in the form of a bone cone. In most cases, only one knee suffers.
Who is at risk
Potential sacrifices of hatter disease are boys and boys from 10 to 19 years. Most often, health problems in the guys begin in the most favorable age for the development of the disease - during puberty, when the skeleton develops rapidly and pulls out. Mostly suffer young athletes, which no days can live without active and intensive loads. Girls have problems with their knees caused by hatter disease, too, although they are engaged in sports somewhat less often than the opposite sex.
According to statistics, more than 20% of adolescents, regulars of sports competitions and gym, are aware of the pathology not at the time, while among those far from the world of sports of young men and girls only 4-5% of the sick. Among the young athletes who are engaged in jumping and power sports, the potential victim of Scholter's disease is every third. The most unspecified sports in this regard are lightweight and weightlifting, sports dancing, boxing and kickboxing, basketball, ballet and karate.
In addition, the frequency of manifestation of sickness sickness Some scientists tend to associate with the peculiarities of the region where children live, as well as with water quality and food.
How the disease is developing
At the reception to the doctor, as a rule, children who are engaged in sports and are experiencing due to physical exertion certain discomfort or knee pain.
In the preparation of the history of the patient, the following factors take into account:
- Detailed general symptoms of the disease;
- sensations that occur immediately after sports;
- Information about injury injuries that were previously;
- information of family history;
- Data on those drugs that take the patient to cope with the knee pain.
The doctor carefully examines the sore knee, paying attention to the swelling and painful sensations when driving, necessarily assesses the degree of mobility of the knee joint.
The trigger stage of the inspection - X-ray, the knee and the legs, thanks to which a specialist can detect a typical sickness deformation of a patella and bone.
Sometimes, for more information about the patient's status, the doctor prescribes such confirming diagnostic procedures as computed tomography and magnetic resonance tomography. To eliminate the increased content of calcium ions, phosphorus, as well as the presence of other additional diseases, which usually act as a rheumatoid factor, teenager gives blood for conducting biochemical analysis.
How to cure a disease
Pathology belongs to the field of diseases by orthopedic. Shatter disease is considered a temporary complication, so in most cases the symptoms of the disease it is easy to relax or get rid of them. All deaths are gradually disappearing as they grow in the length of the bone. With very pronounced symptoms that violate the usual way of life of a teenager, the treatment of sickness sickness includes:
- appointment to the patient of drug therapy;
- the use of physiotherapy procedures;
- Regular performance of therapeutic gymnastics, as well as a certain exercise complex Medical physical education.
Under drug therapy imply a patient analgesics blocking pain and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory funds (Ibuprofen, Tylenol, acetaminophen). At the same time take into account the age of the child and the degree of severity of the symptoms of the disease. Basically prescribe a short treatment course and small doses of the drug.
With the help of physiotherapy procedures, it is possible to save the patient from the peeks in the knee field, reduce the degree of inflammation of the joint and somewhat weaken the painful sensations. Which method of physiotherapy use (Electrophoresis, parafinotherapy, applying mud compresses), the doctor determines depending on the floor, the age of the patient and the degree of its problem.
Therapeutic physical culture is prescribed to a patient with a specific purpose: With the help of exercises, it is necessary to stretch the four-headed muscle of the thigh and increase the elasticity of the fallen tendon. Thus, it is possible to reduce the load value on the drying area of the tendon to the bone and avoid the appearance of new breaks and injuries. In addition, the patient is recommended to perform a set of exercises that stabilize the condition of the knee joint in general.
Against the background of treatment, the familiar lifestyle of the patient is temporarily changed: the new mode should contribute to the speedy recovery after injury. Parents of the patient must ensure that the child does not load the joint and as far as possible to limit the activity that provokes an increase in the symptoms of the disease. With the same purpose, the strength sport, which teenaged to injury is temporarily changed for swimming or measured bikes, which give a uniform load on all muscles and systems of the body.
As the prevention of exacerbations of Shatter's disease during sports, it is recommended to wear knee pads to protect the joint, and dry ice immediately applied to the injured region.
Disease and army
As already noted, the specificity of the Shatter's disease is that all pain symptoms completely disappear when the bones of the growing organism are fully formulated, that is, to achieve a young man of age 18-19.
In principle, this disease cannot be an obstacle to military service, however, in particularly severe cases of joint inflammation or extremely severe busty growth, a military medical commission can provide a reciprocal to a delay for treatment and recovery. In some cases, a young man can recognize the army service limited to the army service.
