Osgood-Schlatter disease is caused by stress or tension on part of the growth area of the upper shin bone. It causes swelling in the knee and upper part of the shin bone. It can happen if a personâs tendon tears away from the bone, taking a piece of bone with it.
Welcome to Kilgore, Texas. The City of Kilgore is located in Gregg and Rusk County and is 11 miles south of the county seat of Longview and 25 miles east of Tyler.The City is approximately 120 miles east of Dallas and 60 miles west of Shreveport, Louisiana on Interstate 20.Kilgore has been identified by the Texas Legislature as the âCity of Stars.â The stars that top the sixty oil derricks throughout the City are lighted during the holiday season.he City is approximately 120 miles east of Dallas and 60 miles west of Shreveport, Louisiana on Interstate 20. Kilgore has been identified by the Texas Legislature as the âCity of Stars.â The stars that top the sixty oil derricks throughout the City are lighted during the holiday season.
Its county seat is Longview. The county is named after John Gregg, a Confederate general killed in action during the American Civil War. Gregg County is part of the Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the LongviewâMarshall, TX Combined Statistical Area. Discovery of oil near Kilgore, Texas in October 1920 was the beginning of an oil boom that attracted workers to the county and expanded the population by more than 500% by 1940, according to the census.