BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the functional and radiographic outcome of fixation of unstable juvenile osteochondritis dissecans lesions of the knee after a minimum of 2 years of follow-up. METHODS A total of 33 unstable juvenile osteochondritis dissecans lesions in 30 patients underwent fixation using bioabsorbable pins through arthrotomy or under arthroscopy. The pati...

Osteochondritis dessicans of the femoral head is an uncommon problem. Limited literature reports the incidence of osteochondritis dessicans and its treatment. The surgical technique used and outcomes for a 40-year-old man with symptomatic femoral head osteochonditis dissecans who was treated 11 years previously with retrograde drilling and hip arthroscopy are discussed.Despite temporary symptom...

BACKGROUND Determination of appropriate treatment options for adult osteochondritis dissecans is difficult, as most published papers on surgical osteochondritis dissecans treatment report outcomes in a population consisting of both adult and juvenile patients. PURPOSE This study examines the outcomes of surgical procedures in patients with adult osteochondritis dissecans. STUDY DESIGN Case ...

osteochondritis dissecans (ocd) is a common joint disorder in knee, ankle and elbow, however it can be rarely found in glenohumeral joint. in this study, we report an asymptomatic case of humeral head ocd, which was detected incidentally following a trauma. x-rays showed an area of lucency around an oval bony fragment measuring about 1 cm on the superior aspect of the humeral head. however, the...

The term “elbow dysplasia” has been coined to describe three developmental conditions, osteochondrosis/ osteochondritis dissecans (OC/OCD) of the humeral condyle, ununited anconeal process (UAP), and fragmented coronoid process (FCP), that commonly affect the elbow of many large and giant breeds of dogs. All three conditions share many clinical similarities. Lesions are often bilateral and mult...

Thirty patients with osteochondritis dissecans of the ankle have been followed up for an average of 21 years. The histories and radiographs were reviewed, and it was found that most patients had only minor radiographic changes and symptoms. Two patients had developed osteoarthritis but in only one was this severe. Osteochondritis dissecans in the ankle thus seems to differ from the same lesion ...

http://ajs.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/05/08/0363546514532604 The online version of this article can be found at: DOI: 10.1177/0363546514532604 published online May 9, 2014 Am J Sports Med and Hiroyuki Kato Toshiro Itsubo, Narumichi Murakami, Kazutaka Uemura, Koichi Nakamura, Masanori Hayashi, Shigeharu Uchiyama Dissecans Lesions Magnetic Resonance Imaging Staging to Evaluate the Stability o...

Shoulder pathology consistent with osteochondritis dissecans of the humeral head was diagnosed in two small-breed dogs. In both cases, the diagnosis was made tentatively on the basis of radiography and confirmed by arthroscopy of the affected shoulder joint. Both dogs were successfully treated by surgical removal of a flap of cartilage from the affected area. Clinical and radiographic follow-up...