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Traction apophysitis

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This is the condition where excessive pull by a large tendon causes damage to the unfused apophysis to which it is attached.

Three examples of this condition are:

  • Osgood-Schlatter's disease
  • Sever's disease
  • Sinding Larsen's disease

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