Question from MRCPCH Applied Knowledge in Practice Read the following list and then select one statement from those that follow. Nasneen , a 13-year-old girl, has a 3-month history of left lower leg pain. The pain can wake her at night. Over the last month she has noticed a swelling over her left shin. She is a keen athlete and her parents attributed the pain to too much running on hard surfaces. They also said she had fallen whilst doing the hurdles at an athletic meet 4 months previously. On examination, she appears well. There is a tender smooth 11-x-7-cm swelling over the upper third of her left tibia. The rest of the examination is unremarkable. What is the most likely diagnosis:- Choose one answer AA Osgood-Schlatter disease BB Osteosarcoma CC Growing pains DD Osteomyelitis EE Shin splints ?
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