Ultrasonography of Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee

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.

[Osteochondritis dissecans of knee; 3 case reports].

Osteochondritis dissecans refers to a focal area of subchondral bone that undergoes necrosis with or without detachment due to lack of vascularity. Osteochondritis dissecans is most common cause of loose bodies in knee joint and the symptoms vary from continuous dull aching pain to locking of the joint. We present a case of Osteochondritis dissecans of knee in a female adult patient. She underw...

Juvenile osteochondritis dissecans of the knee: predictors of lesion stability.

BACKGROUND Recent data suggest magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the best method to analyze the status of the cartilage and subchondral bone in patients with juvenile osteochondritis dissecans (JOCD). METHODS MRI analysis of 122 knees and 132 JOCD lesions in 109 patients who underwent arthroscopic treatment for osteochondritis dissecans lesions of the knee between March 2003 and January 201...

Arthroscopic surgical management of osteochondritis dissecans of the knee.

Surgical management of osteochondritis dissecans of the knee is indicated when the ununited fragment remains persistently ununited and the knee becomes symptomatic and does not respond to conservative measures of rest and immobilization. Traditionally, arthrotomy was done and either bone peg grafts, with or without fixation, or excision of the fragment and drilling of the base of the crater wer...