Treatment of Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee Joint.

Osteochondritis dissecans of the knee.

Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the knee is a common cause of knee pain and dysfunction among skeletally immature and young adult patients. OCD is increasingly frequently seen in pediatric, adolescent and young adult athletes. If it is not recognized and treated appropriately, it can lead to secondary osteoarthritis with pain and functional limitation. Stable lesions in skeletally immature p...

Osteochondritis dissecans of the knee.

Trochlear groove osteochondritis dissecans of the knee patellofemoral joint.

BACKGROUND The trochlear groove is the rarest location for osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the knee, with only about 50 previously reported cases, most of which were treated before the advent of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and modern techniques of cartilage fixation or osteochondral transplantation. The purpose of this multicenter study was to assess the patient presentation and clinica...

Surgical Treatment Options for Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee

Osteochondritis dissecans of the knee is identified with increasing frequency in the young adult patient. Left untreated, osteochondritis dissecans can lead to the development of osteoarthritis at an early age, resulting in progressive pain and disability. Treatment of osteochondritis dissecans may include nonoperative or operative intervention. Surgical treatment is indicated mainly by lesion ...

Treatment of osteochondritis dissecans.

It has been known for more than a decade that osteochondritis dissecans of the knee joint in children will heal with rest or even spontaneously (Decker 1938, Wiberg 1941, Strange 1944, Smillie 1946, Van Demark 1952, Green and Banks 1953). This capacity is lost with maturity and may not extend beyond adolescence (Wiberg 1943). Current treatment thereafter consists of symptomatic removal of the l...