A 14-year-old kid comes to the clinic with his mother because he has been experiencing worsening anterior knee discomfort in his left leg for the previous two months. The issue began as a little ache at the conclusion of a hiking expedition. The patient reports no fever, night sweats, or knee trauma. He has a normal walk, according to physical assessment. The hips, knees, and ankles all move freely. A slight swelling with palpable tenderness is positioned about 3 cm below the inferior border of the patella. The exhibit includes an x-ray of the left knee. Overuse of which of the following muscles most likely contributed to this patient's condition?

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A 14-year-old kid comes to the clinic with his mother because he has been experiencing worsening anterior knee discomfort in his left leg for the previous two months. The issue began as a little ache at the conclusion of a hiking expedition. The patient reports no fever, night sweats, or knee trauma. He has a normal walk, according to physical assessment. The hips, knees, and ankles all move freely. A slight swelling with palpable tenderness is positioned about 3 cm below the inferior border of the patella. The exhibit includes an x-ray of the left knee.  Overuse of which of the following muscles most likely contributed to this patient's condition?

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Eductional Objective: Repetitive traction at the tibial tubercle due to quadriceps contraction can lead to avulsion and fragmentation of the tibial tubercle in skeletally immature children, causing Osgood-Schlatter disease.

A 14-Year-Old Kid Comes to the Clinic with His Mother