Stable osteochondritis dissecans--does the lesion unite?
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Femoral condyle lesion similar to osteochondritis dissecans.
Dear Sir, I would like to report an interesting case of a two-year old, female, spayed Bengal cat with a lesion similar to osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the medial femoral condyle with concurrent distal femoral varus, medial patella luxation and hip dysplasia. The cat was presented with an intermittent, mild left hindlimb lameness, which the owner reported to be associated with an audible ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0301-620X,2044-5377
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.72b2.2312580