knee (diseases and conditions)
Last reviewed 01/2018
Common knee conditions affect particular groups:
0-12 years
- discoid lateral meniscus
12-18 years
- osteochondritis dissecans - affects predominantly males
- recurrent patella dislocation - affects predominantly females
- Osgood-Schlatter's disease - affects males and females
18-30 years
- longitudinal meniscus tears - affects mainly males
- recurrent dislocation of the patella - affects predominantly females
- chondromalacia patella - affects predominantly females
- fat pad injury - affects predominantly females
30-50 years
- rheumatoid arthritis
40-55 years
- degenerative meniscal lesions
45 years+
- osteoarthritis
Osgood-Schlatter's disease (OSD)